20Photo© hindustantimes.comED Raids Bengal Minister Jyotipriya Mallick’s Kolkata Residence In Ration Distribution Case
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Mallick holds the portfolios of public enterprises and industrial reconstruction and forest in the TMC (Trinamool Congress) supremo and chief minister Mamata Banerjee-led cabinet.
Mallick was earlier the state’s food minister.
“A few locations are being searched in Kolkata and other places,” said an ED official.
The minister could not be contacted even after multiple attempts. This copy will be updated whenever the response is received.
Reacting to the developments, TMC MP Santanu Sen hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
“ People of Bengal were demanding the arrest of 'Chaal Chor' (ration thief) since the COVID-19 pandemic. Jyotipriya Mallick was given the name 'Chaal Chor' by entire West Bengal,
Rahul Sinha,
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“ She does not want an opposition that criticises her. She has allowed her nephew to run the government and she tries to shield the thieves of her party. Just like the way she did today,
Suvendu Adhikari,
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