ED arrests former Bongaon municipality chairman Shankar Adhya in connection with Bengal ration scam
Bengal: ED officials attacked by mob while conducting raid at TMC leader's house Two officials of the agency sustained injuries in the incident, the agency added. The attack on the ED team drew outrage from the BJP, which gunned for the ruling TMC over the 'collapse' of law and order under the leadership of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
The party's state president Sukanta Majumdar wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, voicing alarm over the incident and demanding an NIA probe. Fresh rift in INDIA bloc? Cong spars with TMC over seat sharing in West Bengal Several state BJP leaders, too, condemned the incident while lashing out at the TMC regime.
However, the TMC MP Santanu Sen alleged that the officials of the federal agency 'provoked' locals, which led to a violent reaction from them. Bengal governor condemns ‘ghastly’ attack on ED, Congress seeks President's Rule Surprisingly, Congress, a partner of the TMC in the INDIA bloc, came down heavily on the ruling party, with its state chief and MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury saying that there was no law and order in Bengal.
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