Abhishek Banerjee ignores ED summons, dares to ‘stop’ him from going to Delhi to attend TMC protest – Firstpost
TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee said he would be in Delhi on October 2 and 3 to join his party in protesting the Centre’s decision to withhold West Bengal’s dues under MGNREGA.
“STOP ME IF YOU CAN!” said Abhishek Banerjee, Lok Sabha MP and senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader, in an apparent challenge to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) which summoned him to Kolkata on October 3 to reinstate questioning his alleged role in the Kolkata school jobs scam.
Banerjee, in a post on He was supposed to lead the protest rally.
“The fight against the deprivation of West Bengal and its legitimate rights must persist regardless of the obstacles. No force on Earth can hinder my dedication to fighting for the people of WB and their basic rights. I will be in Delhi to participate in the protest on October 2-3. STOP ME IF YOU CAN! » Banerjee posted on X.
The fight against the deprivation of WB and its legitimate rights must persist whatever the obstacles. No force on Earth can hinder my dedication to fighting for the people of WB and their basic rights. I will be in Delhi to join the protest on October 2-3.
STOP ME IF YOU CAN!
– Abhishek Banerjee (@abhishekaitc) September 29, 2023
Earlier, the TMC leader had hit out at the central government following his summons by the ED on October 3, which coincided with the TMC’s planned protest in Delhi.
The TMC claimed that Banerjee’s summons was an attempt by the BJP to disrupt its rally planned in New Delhi on the same day.
Sharing the draft summons issued to her on ‘X’, Banerjee lashed out at the BJP-led central government, saying it reveals that those who did it are “really disturbed, shaken and scared!” »
Now, today again, they have served me another summons to appear before them on the day when the protest agitation for legitimate West Bengal dues is scheduled to take place in Delhi on October 3. This brutal revelation unequivocally exposes those who are truly disturbed, shaken and afraid! pic.twitter.com/ysAy3qhqOu
– Abhishek Banerjee (@abhishekaitc) September 28, 2023
Banerjee, along with other MPs, MLAs and party leaders, will pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat in the national capital on October 2, on his birth anniversary.
A TMC delegation will meet Union Rural Development Minister and Panchayati Raj Giriraj Singh on October 3 and take up the issue of ‘non-release of dues’ under the Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Act rural (MGNREGA).
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