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Partha Chatterjee sacked from Bengal Cabinet; suspended from Trinamool

The Trinamool Congress has suspended Partha Chatterjee from the party with immediate effect. Chatterjee has been removed from all posts of the party, including secretary general and national vice president. Earlier, in the day Chatterjee was sacked from the Mamata Banerjee Cabinet.

“Partha Chatterjee, minister in charge, department of industry, commerce and enterprises, department of information technology and electronics, department of parliamentary affairs and department of public enterprises and industrial reconstruction, is hereby relieved of his duties as MIC of the aforesaid department with immediate effect,” an official order said.

Banerjee later said at a government event that she will look after the portfolios held by Chatterjee for the time being.

The ED had arrested Chatterjee, who is also the Trinamool Congress secretary-general, on July 23 in connection with its investigation into alleged irregularities in the recruitment drives by the School Service Commission (SSC).
Combo image shows cash and jewellery recovered by ED officials from the residence of Arpita Mukherjee, a close aide of now sacked West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee.

The central agency has also arrested Chatterjee’s close associate Arpita Mukherjee, and seized crores of rupees from her houses in different parts of the city.