Fresh blow to Mamata Banerjee as TMC veteran Madan Mitra joins rebel camp

Mamata, Abhishek and the MPs who are still with them, such as Mahua Moitra, have alleged that the “rebellion” is because of inducements, greed, or fear of the BJP and the central agencies under PM Narendra Modi's government at the Centre.

Madan Mitra's switch came while the Enforcement Directorate (ED) summoned his wife and his two sons for questioning next week in connection with a money laundering probe into the alleged municipal recruitment scam in West Bengal, a senior official told news agency PTI on Tuesday, July 14.

"During the course of investigation, these financial transactions came to light in which the names of the MLA's wife and his two sons surfaced. They have been summoned next week to record their statements," the senior ED official told PTI.