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Debjit Mukherjee: It seems like bad days for former state education minister Partha Chatterjee is not over yet. More evidences of corruption against him were recovered from his residence by the ED. During the search, documents related to the appointment of primary teachers were also recovered from the house of the former education minister. As soon as seizure list came out, new speculations started. No. 15 of the list mentioned documents relating to TET. These include the revised list of 2012 TET passers, notes from the then chairman of the Primary Education Board, documents on where teachers will be posted and school service commission committee documents. A hard disk was also recovered. Investigators are looking into what information is there. Also, seven documents in the name of model-actress Arpita Mukherjee were recovered from Partha’s house. Also, 5 documents of ‘Ichche Entertainment’ have been recovered. The owner of this entertainment company is being investigated. Documents recovered from Chatterjee’s house show that Arpita also has a company in her name. According to sources, the ED will look into the income and expenditure accounts of that organization. According to ED sources, several admit cards and transfer related documents have also been recovered.
Evidences of corruption in College Service Commission had also been found against Chatterjee. Eligible but deprived job seekers of College Service Commission have written an open letter to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee demanding an investigation against him. The open letter written to the Chief Minister has highlighted the information of recruitment corruption. Apart from this, on Tuesday, the deprived also campaigned against Madrasa Service Commission corruption till Vikas Bhawan. They have also submitted a memorandum.
Deprived job seekers complained “Former Education Minister Partha Chatterjee cannot avoid the responsibility of the corruption that has happened through the 2018 College Service Commission. At the same time, the chairman of the commission, Deepak Kar, various officials of the Higher Education Department and the College Service Commission, some members of the interview board are involved in this corruption. We have the names of the accused. We have complained to you several times after the publication of the panel in 2020. The name of ‘Higher Education Department’ is shining in the large amount of enveloped money recovered from the flat of Partha Chattopadhyay’s close friend and it is reasonable to assume that the money of corruption committed through the Department of Higher Education and the College Service Commission is with the recovered money.” Therefore, they demanded an investigation against the former Education Minister Partha Chatterjee regarding the College Service Commission recruitment corruption. It is reasonable to assume that the recovered money is linked to corruption committed through the Higher Education Department and the College Service Commission. So, we demand an investigation against former Education Minister Partha Chatterjee regarding the College Service Commission recruitment corruption”.
