Kolkata: Shortly before Trinamool Congress's national General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee's scheduled appearance before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday for questioning in the coal smuggling scam, the West Bengal ruling party launched a scathing attack against the BJP and the Union government for "misusing Central agencies".
On its Twitter handle, the All India Trinamool Congress has described the Central agencies as "puppets" and "parrots" of the BJP. "It is a matter of great shame that Central agencies are reduced to #PuppetsOfBJP. Whenever BJP feels threatened, they unleash these 'parrots' on those who have not sold their spine of integrity," the tweet said.
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When your close aide @AmitShah was under the radar of the CBI, you were quick to announce him innocent.
— All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) September 2, 2022 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
You howled and cried that the Agencies are biased.
And yet, today we see you treading the path of bias yourself.#PuppetsOfBJP pic.twitter.com/gXTUuNs2du
">When your close aide @AmitShah was under the radar of the CBI, you were quick to announce him innocent.
— All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) September 2, 2022
You howled and cried that the Agencies are biased.
And yet, today we see you treading the path of bias yourself.#PuppetsOfBJP pic.twitter.com/gXTUuNs2duWhen your close aide @AmitShah was under the radar of the CBI, you were quick to announce him innocent.
— All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) September 2, 2022
You howled and cried that the Agencies are biased.
And yet, today we see you treading the path of bias yourself.#PuppetsOfBJP pic.twitter.com/gXTUuNs2du
In another Twitter post, the Trinamool Congress leadership also recalled how Prime Minister Narendra Modi had condemned the politicisation of Central agencies when he was Gujarat Chief Minister."CM Modi - Politicisation of CENTRAL AGENCIES is commendable! PM Modi - 'Misuses' CENTRAL AGENCIES to suppress opposition. PM@narendramodi, we have a legacy of defeating the divisive forces. The intimidation tactics of #PuppetsOfBJP won't work. THE FIGHT IS ON," the post read.
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CM MODI -
— All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) September 2, 2022 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
Politicisation of CENTRAL AGENCIES is condemnable!
PM MODI -
‘Misuses’ CENTRAL AGENCIES to suppress opposition.
PM @narendramodi, we have legacy of defeating the divisive forces.
The intimidation tactics of #PuppetsOfBJP won’t work.
THE FIGHT IS ON! pic.twitter.com/C0CG9weUwu
">CM MODI -
— All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) September 2, 2022
Politicisation of CENTRAL AGENCIES is condemnable!
PM MODI -
‘Misuses’ CENTRAL AGENCIES to suppress opposition.
PM @narendramodi, we have legacy of defeating the divisive forces.
The intimidation tactics of #PuppetsOfBJP won’t work.
THE FIGHT IS ON! pic.twitter.com/C0CG9weUwuCM MODI -
— All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) September 2, 2022
Politicisation of CENTRAL AGENCIES is condemnable!
PM MODI -
‘Misuses’ CENTRAL AGENCIES to suppress opposition.
PM @narendramodi, we have legacy of defeating the divisive forces.
The intimidation tactics of #PuppetsOfBJP won’t work.
THE FIGHT IS ON! pic.twitter.com/C0CG9weUwu
Meanwhile, Banerjee reached the ED's office in Kolkata's Salt Lake area at least 10 minutes before his scheduled appearance at 11 a.m. on Friday. The entire area in and around the CGO complex, where the office is located, is under a two-tier blanket security cover. No outsider was allowed entry to the complex except the employees who also had to show their identity cards before stepping in.
The inner circle of the security cover was manned by the central armed forces personnel, while members of the Bidhannagar City Police were in charge of the outer circle. ED sources said that a team of five agency officers have specially arrived from New Delhi to question Abhishek Banerjee, who is also the nephew of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. This is the third time he is being questioned in connection with the scam. Abhishek Banerjee appeared twice before the ED's New Delhi office, first on September 6, 2021, and then on March 21, 2022. In his last questioning, he was interrogated for eight hours. (IANS)
