The Trinamool Congress government is feeling the heat of the alleged irregularities in recruitment carried by the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) with senior Minister Partha Chatterjee on Wednesday appearing before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Earlier in the day, Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay of Calcutta High Court directed Mr. Chatterjee, Minister of Industries and Commerce and secretary-general of the State’s ruling party, to appear before the central agency by 6 p.m. Mr. Chatterjee appeared at the Nizam Palace office of the CBI by about 5.40 p.m.
The directive to the Minister to appear before the agency came after a division Bench of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday upheld orders of a single Bench that directed CBI to inquire into the alleged illegal appointments given by the WBSSC. Earlier in April, the Minister was asked to appear before the agency by Justice Gangopadhyay in connection with allegations of irregularities in recruitment of Group-D staff, and a division Bench had stayed his appearance by five weeks. During the day, the Minister approached a higher Bench but was not granted any reprieve by the High Court.
