Kolkata

Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kunal Ghosh on Thursday urged his party to sack West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee.

He also demanded his removal from all party posts following allegations of his role in a massive school jobs scam.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday had arrested Chatterjee in connection with the West Bengal School Service Commission and West Bengal Primary Education Board recruitment scam.

The ED also claimed to have seized a huge amount of cash in the case.

Partha Chatterjee, who is the current minister for Industries and Commerce of West Bengal, was the state's Education minister when the alleged teachers recruitment scam took place.

ED officials also claimed to have recovered cash amounting to approximately Rs 29 crore from the residence of Arpita Mukherjee, a close associate of the West Bengal Minister.

Besides cash a number of other incriminating documents, records, details of dubious companies, electronic devices, foreign currency and gold has also been recovered from various premises of the individuals linked to the scam.

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Partha Chatterjee is in the custody of the ED till August 3.