11Photo© hindustantimes.comED summons Abhishek Banerjee to appear before it on November 9
Meanwhile, the Income Tax department conducted search operations at the home and business establishments of Tanmoy Ghosh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from Bishnupur in Bankura district, who joined the TMC months after the 2021 assembly polls. He has not resigned from the BJP till now.
Two days ago, the Income Tax Department served notice to Akhil Giri, the minister for correctional homes, asking him to provide details of his income, Panja said. Giri is a rival of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari in East Midnapore, their home district.
“Abhishek will go tomorrow and answer their questions but all this is harassment with a political motive. Our leaders receive summons as soon as BJP leaders such as Adhikari take their names in public and say notices from Income Tax department or ED will be sent to them. The harassment is increasing as we approach the Lok Sabha polls,” Panja said.