Kolkata, Feb 16 (PTI) The West Bengal government on Friday removed Jyotirpriya Mallick, behind bars for his alleged involvement in a multi-crore ration distribution scam, as the forest minister and allocated the department to Birbaha Hansda.
According to release from Raj Bhavan, his portfolios were distributed among Partha Bhowmick, the irrigation minister, and Birbaha Hansda, the junior minister for forests
Jyotipriya Mallick is the second senior cabinet minister to be removed by chief minister Mamata Banerjee from the government following probe by federal agencies | Kolkata News