THE Enforcement Directorate on Thursday said its money laundering probe into a Durga Puja ‘preview shows’ case involving former minister Indranil Sen found that his company transferred Rs 30 lakh through banking channels to former West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. Sen claimed this was a “royalty” amount, the agency said. In its press release, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) did not attribute any criminality to the transaction, however. TMC spokesperson Saket Gokhale slammed the ED, accusing it of partisan action.

 

“About 98% cent of ED cases against politicians were filed on Opposition leaders. The remaining 2% are those who went & joined the BJP’s washing machine,” he said. The ED raided premises linked to Sen and questioned him at its Kolkata office following searches this week. The searches relate to a case concerning alleged financial irregularities committed by the MassArt (Mahanirban Road Mass Art) Society, which his wife, Madhuchhanda Sen, and others promoted, while managing its Durga Puja ‘Preview Shows’.