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West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Sukanta Majumdar on Thursday said that raids by the Enforcement Directorate at Trinamool Congress leader Jyotipriya Mallick should have taken place much earlier.
Speaking to ANI, Majumdar took a swipe at the TMC leader saying that people like him should be kept in jail. "This (raids) should have happened much earlier. Such people should be kept in jail," he said. "Now they have to answer all the question, they cannot ignore them now. Her daughter is a normal teacher and she has 3 crores in her bank account, I was also a teacher but this never happen to me," Majumdar added. Meanwhile, BJP leader Rahul Sinha said that the action of ED is happening by the wishes of the people of West Bengal. "It is important that actions are taken against such people. I would say this is happening by the wishes of the people of West Bengal," Sinha said. Enforcement Directorate conducted searches on Thursday at the residence of state minister Jyotipriya Mallick at Salt Lake in Kolkata. The ED searches are being conducted in connection with an alleged case of corruption in ration distribution. Mallick is currently the minister for forest affairs and previously held the portfolio for food and supplies in the state government. (ANI)
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