Kolkata businessman Asif Khan, a former convenor of the Trinamool Congress’ Uttar Pradesh unit, and Badal Bhattacharya, a close aide of Congress leader Somen Mitra, Monday appeared before the CBI for questioning in the multi-crore rupee Saradha scam.<\/p>\n
Besides Bhattacharya and Khan, Prasanta Pramanik – the president of the Majhi & Dari Workers Union Dakshineswar – too reached the CBI office for questioning about alleged links with the scam.<\/p>\n
Khan, whose house was raided by the CBI Aug 29, has alleged involvement of his own party leaders in the scam.<\/p>\n
“Some of these leaders, who had to go to sleep without food, have now amassed assets worth Rs.500 crore to Rs.1,000 crore. I do not know who gave them the money or from where it was accumulated,” Khan said earlier in the week.<\/p>\n
With the CBI making steady headway in the case, the Trinamool has accused the agency of being “politically used”.<\/p>\n
The agency has already grilled Bapi Karim, a former confidential assistant to West Bengal Sports and Transport Minister and Trinamool Congress leader Madan Mitra.<\/p>\n
Besides, it again took the custody of suspended Trinamool MP Kunal Ghosh.<\/p>\n
Ghosh, who has repeatedly alleged the involvement of the Trinamool top leadership, Saturday dropped a bombshell saying he should be jointly interrogated with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and scam kingpin Sudipta Sen.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Ghosh Sunday alleged that Trinamool secretary general Partha Chatterjee and party leader in the Lok Sabha Sudip Bandyopadhyay had travelled to New Delhi for the inauguration of Saradha’s media foray.<\/p>\n
Ghosh made these allegations outside the Salt Lake CGO complex when he was being whisked out by CBI officers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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