West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday defended her government in the alleged ration scam and blamed the previous Left Front government for the mess in the public distribution system in the State.
The Chief Minister while speaking to journalists at the State Secretariat said that the arrested West Bengal Minister Jyoti Priya Mallick will defend himself legally and she wishes him good health. Ms. Banerjee also evaded a question on the fate of the Minister and said that the party will take a call later.
On October 26, when raids were going on at the house of the Minister, the Chief Minister had expressed apprehensions over the health of the Minister and said that if anything happens to Mr. Mallick she will file an FIR against the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and BJP government at the Centre. Mr. Mallick was arrested by the ED on October 27 for his alleged involvement in the ration scam.
