Political witch-hunt shameful, says TMC as CBI quizzes Abhishek's wife in coal scam
India Today
The TMC has accused the Centre of conducting a political witch-hunt against Abhishek Banerjee's wife Rujira in connection with their probe into a coal pilferage scam.
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has accused the Centre of engaging in a “political witch-hunt” as a team of CBI officials questioned West Bengal ruling party MP Abhishek Banerjee's wife Rujira in connection with their probe into a coal pilferage scam.
An eight-member CBI team, which had a woman officer, reached Banerjee's residence in the Bhawanipore area here this morning to question his wife in connection with their investigation into the scam.
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"Political witch-hunt by the Centre is shameful! Minutes after our National General Secretary @abhishekaitc lands in Agartala, ‘remote controlled’ CBI springs into action. Your fear is evident @BJP4India, but we won’t back down!" the TMC said on Twitter.
Political witch-hunt by the Centre is shameful!Minutes after our National General Secretary @abhishekaitc lands in Agartala, ‘remote controlled’ CBI springs into action.Your fear is evident @BJP4India, but we won’t back down!
Banerjee is currently in Tripura to campaign for the party in the upcoming bypolls there.
The CBI had interrogated Rujira in February last year ahead of the West Bengal assembly elections.
