Coal smuggling case: ED summons Bengal minister, TMC MLA on Friday

Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned a high-profile minister of West Bengal and a legislator of the ruling Trinamool Congress in connection with the coal smuggling case in the state.

Both have been asked to be present at ED’s New Delhi office on Friday. The two leaders who have been summoned by ED in this connection are the state labour minister, Malay Ghatak and the Trinamool Congress legislator from Baghmundi assembly constituency in Purulia district of West Bengal, Sushanto Mahato.

Although this is the first time that Mahato has been asked by ED to appear for interrogation, this is the fourth time that Ghatak is summoned by the central agency on this count.