The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today issued a summons to West Bengal Law Minister Moloy Ghatak asking him to appear before its officers in connection with its ongoing probe into the coal pilferage case in the state, a senior official said.
The Asansol Uttar MLA, who skipped appearing before the ED officers several times, has been asked to reach in person the central probe agency's New Delhi office next week, he said.
"Mr Ghatak has been asked to appear in person before our officers in New Delhi next week. Till date, he has skipped meeting our officers more than 10 times," the official told PTI.
He was summoned a couple of times last month but he skipped appearing before the ED saying he was busy with the elections in West Bengal, he said.
"Now that the elections are over, we have issued a summons to him," he said.
The official said that the central probe agency is trying to find out what was Mr Ghatak's "exact role" in the scam.
So far, Mr Ghatak has appeared twice before the ED officers for questioning in connection with the scam.
Last September, the CBI conducted search operations at Mr Ghatak's residences in Kolkata and Asansol.
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