'I don't support corruption': Mamata Banerjee breaks silence on Partha Chatterjee's arrest

'I don't support corruption': Mamata Banerjee breaks silence on Partha Chatterjee's arrest

Partha Chatterjee, the Bengal Industries Minister, was arrested on Saturday on money-laundering charges linked to the SSC (School Service Commission) scam.

Aritra SinghaUpdated: Monday, July 25, 2022, 09:50 PM IST
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Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with TMC General Secretary Partha Chatterjee | (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra)

Kolkata: Two days after TMC minister and party’s secretary general Partha Chatterjee got arrested by Enforcement Directorate (ED), Chief Minister and party supremo Mamata Banerjee said that if someone is found guilty then she doesn’t mind if the person is punished.

“A verdict should be given based on the truth within a given time frame. If someone is found guilty, I do not mind if they are punished accordingly,” said Mamata.

Claiming that the opposition is trying to malign her image, the CM mentioned that even she is aware of their ‘skeletons’.

“All this is being done by the BJP to change the perception. Scared of the July 21 rally, they sent ED officials the very next day at 4 am to conduct these raids. If anyone is guilty, Trinamool Congress will never spare them. The BJP and CPIM leaders, who are busy slinging my name in the controversy should remember that I also know everything about their skeletons. Shall I also bring out photos of your leaders?” added Mamata.

Disowning Arpita Mukherjee, close aide of Partha Chatterjee, the Chief Minister said that she doesn’t know the lady from whose house cash was recovered and also didn’t know whose ‘friend’ she was.

Slamming the BJP, Mamata claimed that after Maharashtra, the saffron party is trying to break the government of other states.

“Please remember, an injured lion can be dangerous. Please do not play with fire. If anyone has done wrong, prosecute him. But do not touch me. I know how to fight back for I have done nothing wrong. Take three-month time, but get to the bottom of the SSC scam, use fast-track courts. I don’t even take the salary and I can assure that BJP cannot break the government of Bengal,” further stated the TMC Supremo.

Taking further potshots at the BJP, Mamata said that SSKM is the best hospital in the country and also that just to harass Partha Chatterjee, ED has taken him to AIIMS Bhubaneswar.

Meanwhile, though Partha Chatterjee earlier this day while being airlifted to AIIMS Bhubaneswar said that he is not well but after full body examination as ordered by the Calcutta High Court, executive director of AIIMS Asutosh Biswas said that Chatterjee has chronic diseases which are not ‘fatal’ and also that he will be released today itself.

According to ED sources, Chatterjee will be brought back to Kolkata by Monday night.

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