Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 08:48am on 09 Nov 2023,Thursday Politics
Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee came out in support of MP Mahua Moitra, accused in the cash-for-query scam. Calling her a "victim of politics", Banerjee said the "competent" Moitra can "fight her own battles." He accused the BJP of targeting TMC leaders, questioning why expulsion was recommended against Moitra when no evidence was found. Banerjee, considered Mamata's Number 2, gave the first remarks from TMC leadership amid the party's silence on the case. His defense of Moitra is significant as she faces allegations with disclosures from her personal life. TMC chief Mamata has not spoken at all about the case. Abhishek Banerjee, who is himself being probed by the ED in the Bengal school jobs scam, said Moitra was being "victimized", by the BJP's "standard practice."
