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  • Cattle smuggling scam: ED summons Anubrata Mandal’s daughter again

    Cattle smuggling scam: ED summons Anubrata Mandal’s daughter again

    Kolkata (IANS) | The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has again summoned Sukanya Mandal, daughter of Trinamool Congress stalwart Anubrata Mandal, to the agency’s headquarters in New Delhi for questioning in connection with the multi-crore cattle smuggling scam in West Bengal. This is the third time Sukanya Mondal has been called to the national capital for questioning after her father was taken to New Delhi in connection with the probe into the case. However, she did not appear on both the first occasions.

    Agency sources said that in the third summons, Sukanya Mandal has been asked to appear on April 12.

    His father Anubrata Mandal is in judicial custody in Tihar Jail.

    It is not yet clear whether Sukanya Mandal will respond to the third summons. The last time the ED called her to New Delhi, the agency officials had warned of strict legal action if she did not turn up. He was called to New Delhi for the first time on 15 March. Every time she told ED that she would not be able to go to Delhi due to health reasons.

    –IANS

  • My dharna is as Trinamool leader, not as chief minister: Mamta

    My dharna is as Trinamool leader, not as chief minister: Mamta

    Kolkata (IANS)| West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has clarified that her two-day sit-in protest, which began on Wednesday, against non-payment of central dues to the state government on various heads, is being led by her as a representative of the Trinamool Congress, not her. that as Chief Minister. He said- I have two portfolios together. The first is from the Chief Minister of West Bengal. So I have to see whether the people of the state are deprived or not. I have another portfolio as the National President of All India Trinamool Congress. Now Trinamool Congress is the ruling party in the state. That’s why I am organizing this program on behalf of the party and not on behalf of the state government. I am doing double duty. I want to make it clear that not a single penny is being spent from the State Government exchequer for the operation of this programme.

    Incidentally, last week, when Banerjee announced her decision to organize this sit-in demonstration, she said that she would participate in the movement as chief minister. Incidentally, it was then believed that the Chief Minister would stage a sit-in protest at the base of BR Ambedkar’s statue in New Delhi. However, later he himself clarified that the event would be held at the Ambedkar statue on Red Road, Kolkata.

    Shubhendu Adhikari, Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, said that perhaps the Chief Minister realized later or was alerted by his party colleagues that as per the provisions of the Constitution no one sworn in for that chair should participate in such a sit-in demonstration. can take “Our chief minister has no regard for constitutional provisions,” he alleged.

    –IANS

  • DA issue: Agitating Bengal government employees will send a mass email to the President

    DA issue: Agitating Bengal government employees will send a mass email to the President

    Kolkata (IANS) | A day after President Draupadi Murmu arrived in Kolkata on Monday to attend the annual convocation ceremony of Visva Bharati University in West Bengal’s Birbhum district, state government employees took to the streets against non-payment of dearness allowance. Arriar has decided to greet them with a massive email outlining their demands in the matter. According to a spokesperson of the Joint Forum of State Government Employees, in a massive email, the forum will also highlight how the state government is resorting to ‘vindictive’ show-cause notices and transferring employees, who participated in the strike called by it on 10 March.

    In a mass email to the President, the Forum will also seek his intervention in resolving the ongoing impasse on the issue.

    A spokesperson of the United Forum said that a similar email would be sent to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the same day in this matter.

    The United Forum has already announced that they will go on a mass holiday on March 30, apart from organizing a mega protest rally on the streets of Kolkata on the same day.

    On the other hand, the Manch will organize a two-day sit-in demonstration from April 10 at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. The ‘Digital Disobedience’ movement is already being demonstrated by the State Government employees against the State Government on Dearness Allowance.

    Earlier, they observed a one-day strike and a two-day pen-down strike over the issue.

    –IANS

  • DA crisis: Employees call off fast, continuing with other forms of protests

    DA crisis: Employees call off fast, continuing with other forms of protests

    Kolkata (IANS) | The United Forum of State Government Employees, which is spearheading the agitation against non-payment of dearness allowance dues by the West Bengal government, on Saturday called off the relay fast, continuing with other forms of protests. However, the Manch representatives clarified that only the relay fast has been called off and that too temporarily, while other forms of protests, including non-cooperation with the state government, will continue.

    According to United Forum spokesperson Tapas Chakraborty, the decision to call off the relay fast has been taken after several protesters fell ill, some of whom had to be hospitalised.

    Many people were suffering from kidney problems, he said. Therefore, in view of the evolving situation, we have decided to call off the strike temporarily.

    However, another agitator Tapas Sinha said that the decision to call off the fast after 44 days of starting the agitation is temporary and if needed, they will launch a similar agitation in future.

    The United Forum has already announced that they will go on a mass holiday on March 30 and organize a massive protest rally on the streets of Kolkata on the same day.

    On the other hand, the Manch will organize a two-day sit-in demonstration from April 10 at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. The ‘Digital Disobedience’ movement is already being demonstrated by the state government employees against the state government on the DA issue.

    Show cause notices have already been served to some of the state government employees who participated in the one-day strike. On Tuesday, a crucial hearing on the DA issue in the Supreme Court was adjourned till April 11.

    –IANS

  • CM will take a decision on the investigation of the appointment of CPI (M) leader’s wife in the college: Bratya Basu

    CM will take a decision on the investigation of the appointment of CPI (M) leader’s wife in the college: Bratya Basu

    Kolkata, (IANS) | West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu said on Friday that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will finally decide whether to appoint the wife of Sujan Chakraborty, a CPI(M) central committee member and former leader of Left legislative parties in the assembly, in violation of norms. There will be an inquiry whether he was appointed in the premier college of Kolkata or not. Incidentally, Sujan Chakraborty’s wife Mili Chakraborty was associated with Kolkata-based Dinabandhu Andrews College as instrument keeper for over three decades. She retired in 2021 and is currently receiving pension for her services.

    At this point, the CPI(M) leadership has raised the question that since the last ten years of his service were during the tenure of the Trinamool Congress, which came to power in West Bengal in 2011, why did the state education department take so long to raise the issue? wasted. Basu told mediapersons on Friday that since the last ten years of Milli Chakraborty’s service life was during the present regime, he considered it necessary to take the Chief Minister’s nod whether or not to initiate an inquiry into the matter.

    He said- it is not yet clear whether Sujan Chakraborty’s wife got a job in that college without clearing the written test and interview. It will be known only after the investigation in this regard, which will again be started only after getting the green signal from the Chief Minister.

    Basu also said that during the 34 years of Left Front rule, there were irregularities in over 47,000 recruitments as per various reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. He said, now the CPI(M) is talking about recruitment irregularities in the present regime. But remember that those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

    –IANS