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TMC person Abhishek Banerjee reached the CID office successful Kolkata connected Sunday (June 14, 2026) for a 2nd circular of questioning successful transportation with the alleged forgery of the signatures of MLAs for the assignment of the person of the Opposition successful the West Bengal Assembly.
According to CID officials, the sleuths were not satisfied with the replies of the Diamond Harbour MP during his interrogation past week, and hence person been summoned again.
The CID has besides summoned TMC MLA Kunal Ghosh for questioning connected Sunday (June 14, 2026), and determination is simply a probability that the 2 leaders whitethorn beryllium made to beryllium face-to-face for interrogation, an serviceman said.
Mr. Ghosh is scheduled to look earlier the CID officers astatine Bhaban Bhawan astir 3 p.m.
"Banerjee has been asked to supply immoderate circumstantial documents successful transportation with the case," the CID serviceman said.
On May 6, TMC legislators met astatine Mr. Banerjee's Kalighat residence and projected the sanction of Sovandeb Chattopadhyay for the station of Leader of the Opposition. Legislators contiguous astatine the gathering reportedly expressed enactment by a amusement of hands.
The ceremonial proposal, however, was not instantly submitted to the Assembly. Following the swearing-in of TMC MLAs connected May 13 and 14, the Assembly Secretariat sought a solution from the enactment naming its nominee for the post.
A caller gathering was held connected May 19, pursuing which a papers carrying signatures of 70 legislators successful enactment of Mr. Chattopadhyay was submitted to the Assembly.
Questions were subsequently raised aft discrepancies were allegedly noticed betwixt signatures appearing connected antithetic documents submitted by TMC MLAs.
The substance yet led to the registration of an FIR and a CID probe. The authorities probe has already questioned respective legislators successful transportation with the case.
