On Sunday morning, a team of Central Bureau of Investigation carried out raids at 15 locations in West Bengal, including the residences of Cabinet Minister Firhad Hakim and Trinamool Congress’ MLA Madan Mitra, in relation to the Municipal Corporation (civic body) recruitment scam.
TMC leader and Cabinet Minister Firhad Hakim holds the portfolio of Urban Development & Municipal Affairs in CM Mamata Banerjee’s cabinet. Hakim is also the Mayor of Kolkata. CBI raided Hakim’s residence in south Kolkata over alleged civic body recruitment scam.
VIDEO | CBI team conducts searches at the residence of Kolkata Mayor and state minister Firhad Hakim in connection with alleged irregularities in civic body recruitment in West Bengal. pic.twitter.com/C6ra7NoQiQ
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News agency PTI reported that many supporters of Firhad Hakim gathered outside his house in south Kolkata and staged a protest against CBI’s action over him in alleged scam case.
CBI also raided the house of former minister in Bengal government and TMC leader Madan Mitra. Mitra’s house in Bhawanipur was raided by CBI. He’s the current MLA from Kamarhati constituency.
“The raids are being conducted in connection with illegal municipal recruitment in Group C and Group D posts which is being probed as per the court’s order,” a CBI official told The Indian Express.
Earlier on Thursday, house of State Food and Supplies Minister Rathin Ghosh was also raided by a team of Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials in connection with the same alleged scam.