Teachers’ recruitment scam: CBI summons TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee

On Monday, the CBI allegedly handed over a summons to TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee for questioning in connection with the teachers’ recruitment scam case, more than two hours after the Supreme Court stayed a high court order for his interrogation.v

The stay was granted at around 11.15 AM. The Apex Court ordered that “”The petition was in the mentioning list. Dr A M Singhvi has adverted to the contents of the order and the directions passed by which the ED and CBI have been directed to file a report with respect to a probe in connection with a public speech by Abhishek Banerjee. List on April 24, 2023.

“Till the next date of listing, there shall be stay on all action against petitioner in relation to the directions passed in impugned order.”

The Calcutta High Court issued a slew of directives on April 13th, instructing the police not to file FIRs against CBI or ED officers who are investigating the educational recruitment scam of the West Bengal Central School Service Commission and the West Bengal Board of Primary Education without its permission.

It had requested that the central agencies investigate the role of state TMC leaders in the case.

The Supreme Court also stayed Justice Gangopadhyay’s April 13 order, which directed West Bengal police not to file any FIRs against CBI and Enforcement Directorate officers investigating the school jobs-for-bribes scam.