Trinamool Congress to protest at CBI workplace demanding Suvendu Adhikari’s arrest in Saradha rip-off

By PTI

KOLKATA: Stepping up its demand to arrest Leader of Opposition within the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari for his alleged involvement in Saradha ponzi rip-off and his interrogation by central businesses, the ruling Trinamool Congress on Saturday stated its youth wing will stage protests earlier than the CBI workplace right here and in some locations of Purba Medinipur district.

An eight-member delegation, led by state Education minister Bratya Basu, will meet Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday looking for motion in opposition to Adhikari, a BJP chief, for his “involvement in corrupt activities”, the occasion stated in a press release.

“Our youth and student wings will stage protests at CGO Complex Salt Lake, housing the CBI office, and at Haldia and Kanthi in Purba Medinipur district demanding Suvendu Adhikari be put behind bars in connection with his involvement in Saradha chit fund scandal and various other corrupt activities,” TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh stated within the assertion.

Adhikari who belongs to Purba Medinipur district represents Nandigram constituency within the Assembly. Newly elected TMC MLA Babul Supriyo, state youth wing president Saayoni Ghosh, TMCP president Trinankur Bhattacharya will lead the agitation in CGO complicated.

At Haldia, TMC leaders Manas Bhunia and Rajib Banerjee will lead the protests. Adhikari had converted to the BJP from the TMC earlier than the 2021 meeting polls.

Holding out a letter, purportedly written by major accused Sudipto Sen to the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court, TMC state basic secretary Kunal Ghosh, throughout a press meet on Friday, stated that Adhikari’s title had been talked about amongst those that obtained monetary favours from Saradha Group.

“The letter was sent to the hon’ble court earlier this month; we got the copy very recently. It lays bare the very fact that Suvendu Adhikari had been one of the biggest beneficiaries of Saradha scam, despite not being associated with its various ventures in any way. The CBI should take cognisance of this letter. We wonder why it is not doing so,” Ghosh, additionally an accused within the case, added.

Later, talking to reporters Adhikari stated TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee was “yet to accept her defeat in Nandigram seat” in the course of the 2021 Assembly polls and subsequently “orchestrating all these childish moves. I am not giving any importance to the TMC game plan against me”.