ED raids TMC minister Partha Chatterjee in SSC scam probe
India Today
The Enforcement Directorate is conducting searches at the premises of West Bengal minister and TMC leader Partha Chatterjee in connection with the SSC recruitment scam case.
The Enforcement Directorate is conducting searches at the premises of West Bengal minister and TMC leader Partha Chatterjee in connection with its probe into the School Service Commission (SSC) recruitment scam case.
On June 29, the ED launched an investigation into alleged money laundering in the recruitment of teachers and non-teaching staff for state-aided schools. Two FIRs have been lodged by the federal probe agency.
It is suspected that transactions worth crores of rupees were made for the appointment of teachers recruited through the SSC. Several influential people have been named in the case.
The Calcutta High Court had earlier observed that a high-powered supervisory committee, approved by Partha Chatterjee, was the “root” of the alleged scam. The bench had ordered a CBI investigation into the recruitment process of teachers in state-aided schools after committee members overseeing the process from January 2019 made contradictory submissions before the court.
Chatterjee has appeared twice before the CBI for questioning first on May 18, and again on May 25. According to sources, he may have been asked about the reason behind the formation of the SSC advisory committee and who had control over it. He had reportedly informed the CBI during interrogation that he had formed the committee but had no control over it.
