Trinamool queries ED's "silence" in the Jharkhand MLA case after 49 lakhs were seized
Three Jharkhand-based Congress legislators were travelling in an SUV that had about half a crore rupee in it when it was stopped by the West Bengal Police on Saturday in Howrah.
On Sunday, the Trinamool Congress questioned the "silence" of the Enforcement Directorate on the significant quantity of undeclared cash found in the car of Jharkhand-based Congress MLAs. The TMC's statement was made in the wake of the ED seizing millions of rupees in cash from two flats belonging to a close associate of the party's now-suspended leader Partha Chatterjee.
Suvendu Adhikari, the leader of the opposition in the state assembly, had recently said that "after Maharashtra, it would be Jharkhand, Rajasthan, and West Bengal," prompting Mamata Banerjee's party to call for an investigation into his actions.
"The event involving the three Jharkhand Congress MLAs that was reported yesterday raises a lot of questions. We have observed the BJP's tendency of overthrowing legitimately elected governments using immoral tactics. The TMC asked in a series of tweets, "Do we feel a repetition of the same occurrence again in Jharkhand?"
The source of the money must be found, TMC continued as it demanded an impartial probe into this occurrence. We overheard Mr. Suvendu Adhikari predicting the fall of the Jharkhand government. Is it not sufficient evidence to charge him of a connection in this case?
Three Jharkhand-based Congress legislators were travelling in an SUV that had about half a crore rupee in it when it was stopped by the West Bengal Police on Saturday in Howrah. They were questioned before being formally taken into custody on Sunday afternoon. The three MLAs, according to the Congress, were involved in a BJP plot to topple the coalition government in Jharkhand.
Following suit, TMC declared, "The BJP does not believe in democratically winning elections! They would attempt to seize control through any unfair tactics possible. We demand a fair investigation in these circumstances and pray that the truth be revealed!
