‘Even if you cut my throat…’: TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee defiant after FIR, CID summons india news

'Even if you cut my throat...': TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee says after FIR, CID summons

New Delhi: Trinamool Congress National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee After being summoned by the West Bengal CID in connection with the cases registered against him, he on Saturday announced that he will not be intimidated by the investigating agencies.Responding to the summons and the FIR filed against her, Banerjee said in a challenging tone, “Even if you slit my throat, you will have to take seven births to scare me.”West Bengal CID issued a notice directing Banerjee to appear before investigators at 12 noon on June 1 at Bhabani Bhawan, the agency’s headquarters in Kolkata.Banerjee accused the authorities of deploying multiple agencies to target her and said no amount of pressure would force her to back down.“Let them do whatever they want. They can do whatever they want. Understand it this way, earlier it was just ED, CBI and now there is Bengal Police and Kolkata Police along with KMC (Kolkata Municipal Corporation),” Banerjee said.He said, “Earlier there were 2-3 investigating agencies and now there are 5. They think they will send 5-6 agencies after me and blackmail me to scare me. I am not such a person. Even if you slit my throat or do whatever you want, you will have to think 10 times and take 7 births to scare me. I am not a traitor.”The summons comes amid several legal challenges TMC Leader in recent weeks.Earlier on Monday, a team of Kolkata Police personnel visited Banerjee’s official residence ‘Santiniketan’ located on Harish Mukherjee Road in south Kolkata. Several officers in uniform and plain clothes were seen on the premises.Neither the Kolkata Police nor the Trinamool Congress officially disclosed the purpose of the visit. However, a senior police officer described it as “routine official practice”. “There is no law and order issue or any special operation. It was part of a routine official exercise,” the officer said.Also read: From Z-Plus security to snatched surveillance: Why did police reach Abhishek Banerjee’s residence?

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