The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has received ED notices one after the other from three leaders of West Bengal. ED has sent summons to TMC MP and actor Deb, former Union Minister Mukul Roy and expelled TMC leader from Lok Sabha Mahua Moitra. According to sources, ED has called Trinamool MP Deb to the ED office in Delhi on 21 February. Whereas Mukul Roy has been called on 19th February. According to sources, Deb has been summoned in a case related to financial fraud. Not only Deb, the Income Tax Department has also sent summons to Trinamool’s Potashpur MLA Uttam Barik. On the other hand, ED has sent summons to BJP MLA and former Union Minister Mukul Roy. Mukul Roy has been called to Delhi office. According to sources, Krishnanagar North MLA has been summoned in the Alchemist corruption case. Mukul Roy has been called to Delhi on 19 February.
On the other hand, TMC leader and suspended Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra has been summoned by the ED on February 19 under the Foreign Exchange Management Act. Let us tell you that Mahua Moitra was expelled from the Lok Sabha for asking questions in Parliament in exchange for gifts and cash.
Let us tell you that in the last few days, Trinamool’s star MP Deb has been continuously in the headlines. There is speculation about his political status and political future. Several of Deb’s comments and social media statuses had fueled those speculations, but last week Deb met TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee at Camac Street for about 45 minutes. After that meeting, Deb went to Mamata Banerjee’s house in Kalighat and met Mamata Banerjee.
After this, last Monday, Ghatal MP Deb was seen on the same stage with Mamata Banerjee in Arambag. From that stage, Mamata had said that Deb would once again be a candidate from Ghatal. He had said that Deb is a ‘champion’ for him.
Deb was interrogated by CBI in February 2022
Deb appeared in the CBI office in February 2022. On February 15 that year, Deb was interrogated for several hours. Deb was accused of collusion with cow smuggling accused Enamul Haq.
In 2020, Enamul Haq was arrested by CBI in the cow smuggling case. Reportedly Enamul had also gifted an expensive watch to Deb. However, Deb had made it clear at that time that he did not know Enamul. Deb said she didn’t think she would be called back. But this time ED has sent summons.
ED summoned Mukul Roy
On the other hand, ED has summoned BJP MLA Mukul Roy to its headquarters in Delhi. However, according to Mukul Roy’s son Subhranshu Roy, due to his father’s physical condition it is not possible to go to Delhi at the moment. He said that ED investigators can come to his house if they wish. Cooperate fully in the investigation while staying at home.
Let us tell you that ED has already arrested former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren in the land scam case. Notice has also been given to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah. Notice has also been given to Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi in Bihar.