Mamata Banerjee: Trinamool Congress general secretary and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee walked out of the Enforcement Directorate’s Salt Lake office in Kolkata on Monday night after being questioned for over 11 hours in connection with the multi-crore cash-for-school-job scam. He arrived at the CGO Complex around 11 AM following a formal summons, as the central agency continues its money laundering investigation into alleged cash-for-jobs irregularities within the state’s primary education system.
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The Diamond Harbour MP maintained a studied silence — neither on entry nor exit did he address the waiting journalists. The marathon session marks one of the most intense rounds of questioning in a case that has haunted TMC for years.
What Did ED Probe?
During the session, investigators confronted Banerjee with bank records and communication data indicating the involvement of multiple fronts. The questioning also covered the role of intermediaries and beneficiary entities flagged during forensic analysis.
While Abhishek’s name appeared in the CBI’s charge sheet filed in the parallel probe, he was not named as an accused in that document.
Mamata’s Dual Battle: Legal Heat and Political Survival
The ED pressure on Abhishek — Mamata’s nephew and heir apparent — is only one front of a multi-pronged crisis. The Supreme Court is separately hearing an ED plea against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee herself, accusing her of interfering with its probe at political consultancy firm I-PAC’s Kolkata office.
Will Didi Retain Bengal’s Political Throne?
Mamata Banerjee: With the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections on the horizon, the loss of over 25,000 teaching jobs linked to a fraudulent 2016 recruitment process could unravel Mamata Banerjee’s grip on the middle class.
The coming months will test whether Didi can navigate ED summons, Supreme Court battles, and public outrage simultaneously — and emerge as the undisputed face of Bengal politics once more.
