Though no time period has been mentioned in the WB education board’s letter, there were indications that at least a month would be required to sort the documents (Representational image)
The West Bengal Board of Primary Education has said that sharing such a huge amount of documents spanning over a decade would not be possible within two days and would require more time.
West Bengal Primary education The board has sought more time from the ED to present the documents related to the teacher recruitment scam. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had sought recruitment documents from the board since 2011, within two days after the Calcutta High Court directed the agency to probe allegations of recruitment irregularities even at the primary level.
The board has now written back to the agency that it would not be possible to share such a huge amount of documents within two days and would require more time. Though no time period is mentioned in the board’s letter, there were indications that at least a month would be required to sort the documents.
in sources The ED had earlier said that their officials would scrutinize every file. Recruitment made through TET since 2011 to identify whether there were irregularities in the appointments. The CBI and the ED are conducting parallel probe into the teacher recruitment scam following the direction of Calcutta High Court judge Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay, ordering the immediate removal of Trinamool Congress MLA Manik Bhattacharya from the chair of WBBPE chairman.
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The recruitment scam has been going on for some time with the ED getting Rs 21 crore in cash after raiding the house of former WB education minister Partha Chatterjee. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had earlier raided the North Bengal University (NBU) office. Vice Chancellor Subir Bhattacharya In connection with the recruitment scam in Siliguri, and had his apartment in Kolkata sealed. According to the report of a committee constituted by the Calcutta HC, it has been said that illegal appointments were made on the recommendations of the School Service Commission (SSC) in the West Bengal government-run or aided institutions in the last few years.
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