I have joined the BJP today, as I want to fight against the misrule and atrocities of the TMC, he said, after being handed over the party flag from BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar and Suvendu Adhikari here.
The ED sealed the house and put up a notice summoning Sheikh to appear in person before its sleuths for questioning by January 29 in connection with its probe into the ration distribution scam, an officer said.
Banerjee has also started providing financial aid to around 3,000 job-deprived MGNREGA workers, who participated in the TMC’s protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi in October last year.
Banerjee, who is virtually the number two in the party, replied in the affirmative when asked whether he would comply with the ED's summons.
He died on the spot, a senior police officer said, adding the driver of the truck and his helper are absconding.
On May 17, CBI arrested four senior Trinamool Congress leaders in the Narada sting operation case shot in 2014. The leaders include Firhad Hakim and Subrata Mukherjee, former mayor Sovan Chatterjee and ex-transport minister Madan Mitra; however no CBI action was taken against two other accused in the case, Mukul Roy and Suvendu Adhikari, who are now in BJP.