‘His bail can be cancelled: judge after former Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee fails to appear before ED court

“The doctors did not advise bed rest, then why is he absent? He must appear before the lower court,” said Judge Suvendu Saha.

Judge Saha also said that even though Chatterjee has been granted bail by higher courts, his court has the power to cancel it.

After this, his lawyers informed the court that Chatterjee would appear in person on the next date.

While Chatterjee failed to appear before the ED court in person, citing ill health, sources stated that he has been planning to make a swift return to mainstream politics.

The former minister, who is still an MLA of the ruling Trinamool Congress, has written to Biman Banerjee, Speaker of the West Bengal Assembly, seeking clarity about the next session of the House.

Speaking to the media, Banerjee said, “Yes, I have received a letter from Partha Chatterjee regarding when the next session of the Assembly is. He will be informed in time, just like the other MLAs. He will also be getting the privileges which the other MLAs get”.

The suspended Trinamool Congress leader has also announced his plans to visit his constituency, and interact with residents after his release.

The Enforcement Directorate arrested Chatterjee in July 2022 as part of an investigation into the money laundering aspect of a large-scale “cash-for-jobs scam” in the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) during his tenure as the education minister from 2014 to 2021.

Chatterjee was released on bail on November 11.

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