He said the party, led by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, was well aware of the large-scale corruption and extortion in exchange of jobs taking place in the school education department.
According to senior officers in the directorate, a senior advocate from Kolkata has also been summoned by the ED in connection with the case. Moitra has been accused of taking Rs 2 crore in cash, as well as 'luxury gift items', from Hiranandani to ask questions critical of the government in Parliament
Teams of the central probe agency reached Moitra s residence in Kolkata and other cities early on Saturday, informed about the search proceedings and started the operation.
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