On September 5, Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader said that if central agencies can provide proof of his involvement in the alleged illegal transactions he is being suspected of, he will “hang” himself “publicly”. Banerjee is in Delhi where he is scheduled to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on September 6 for questioning in an alleged multi-crore coal pilferage scam. \"I am ready to face any and every kind of investigation,\" Banerjee told reporters. ED is investigating the money laundering angle of an alleged mass coal pilferage in Eastern Coalfields Ltd mines at Kunustoria and Kajora in West Bengal. ED’s probe is based on a First Information Report (FIR) registered in November 2020 by the Central Bureau of Investigation. Rujira Banerjee, Abhishek Banerjee’s wife, had also been summoned by the investigative agency to Delhi for questioning on September 1 but she asked them to reconsider the summon. She asked her to let her appear for questioning in their office in Kolkata as she cited the Covid-19 pandemic as a reason for her inability to travel. Watch the video to know more.
