New Delhi: The Trinamool Congress on Monday attacked the BJP after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) summoned party MP and Bengali actor Nussrat Jahan for questioning in a case related to alleged fraud against senior citizens, calling it a "vindictive" move to tarnish the party's image before the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
She has been asked to appear before the ED office in Kolkata on September 12.
"This is vendetta politics by the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. They are using everything they can to accuse us and other opposition parties. This summons is just another attempt to tarnish our image before elections," TMC leader and State Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sovandeb Chattopadhyay said, reported PTI.
However, the BJP dismissed it as baseless and questioned the TMC's "panic reaction".
"Whenever the ED or CBI summons TMC leaders, they discuss vendetta politics. But in reality, the TMC is neck deep in corruption, and there is not a single leader who doesn't have graft allegations against them. If they have committed no wrong, why are they afraid of ED or CBI summons," Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal assembly Suvendu Adhikari said.
While talking to reporters, Jahan said she "would cooperate with the probe"
According to PTI, she has been asked to appear before the central agency for questioning in a case linked to the alleged duping of senior citizens by promising them flats in New Town on the city's eastern fringes.
The ED probe pertains to a group of senior citizens recently lodging a complaint accusing a real estate company of cheating by promising them flats in New Town.
Last month, Jahan held a press conference and denied allegations of being involved in any fraudulent practice.
The TMC Lok Sabha MP from Basirhat had said that she had resigned from the company's directorship in March 2017. She also claimed that she had taken a loan from the company and repaid it with interest in May 2017.