Who’s Abhishek Banerjee in CBI’s job rip-off cost sheet? ‘Fishing expedition’, says TMC MP

‘It was additionally revealed that Sujay Krishna Bhadra, Santanu Banerjee and Kuntal Ghosh have been planning for a group of a bribe quantity from [an] extra 2000 candidates, for his or her appointment, to the tune of Rs 100 crore for paying off Shri Partha Chatterjee, Shri Abhishek Banerjee and Shri Manik Bhattacharya (co-accused former main board president and TMC MLA now out on bail) Rs 20 crore every and sharing the remaining quantity amongst themselves,’ the company additional said in its cost sheet.

Responding to the cost sheet claims, Banerjee, in his assertion, alleged being ‘unjustly focused by the company’.

‘Regardless of my consumer’s full cooperation with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) — showing every time summoned and offering all needed paperwork — the CBI has resorted to baseless allegations. Notably, the ED, chargeable for investigating alleged proceeds of crime, has not filed any cost sheet in opposition to my consumer, underscoring the absence of incriminating materials in opposition to him,’ the lawyer’s assertion learn.

‘The alleged third supplementary cost sheet is nothing greater than a fishing expedition aimed toward harassing my consumer. The CBI has failed to supply a shred of corroborative proof, with no supporting paperwork appended to its claims. That is one more occasion of my consumer being unjustly focused,’ the assertion added.

Banerjee referred to the ‘earlier failed try by the ED’ to implicate him and hit again on the ‘political forces’ who’ve now turned to the CBI for ‘misusing central companies to push their agenda’.

‘The CBI’s politically motivated narrative is a blatant try and tarnish Shri Abhishek Banerjee’s fame. By inserting unverified statements right into a case regarding others, the company has raised severe issues concerning the equity of its investigation,’ the assertion additional learn.

‘Shri Abhishek Banerjee stays resolute in his pursuit of reality and justice. He is not going to be intimidated by these baseless allegations and can struggle relentlessly to show this conspiracy, safeguard his integrity, and guarantee justice prevails,’ it concluded.