<p>Congress leader Adhir Chowdhury has urged West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee "to immediately sack" minister Partha Chatterjee, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a school jobs scam in the state.</p>.<p>In a letter written to Banerjee, Chowdhury said “irregularities” in the recruitment process by the School Service Commission (SSC) is "an open secret”.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/ed-gets-10-day-custody-of-partha-chatterjee-associate-in-school-jobs-scam-case-1130114.html" target="_blank">ED gets 10-day custody of Partha Chatterjee, associate in school jobs scam case</a></strong></p>.<p>"I am writing this letter regarding the misdeed of Partha Chatterjee. He was the Education Minister from 2014-2021, during which the alleged irregularities in teacher recruitment occurred. It was only after court's intervention that investigation agencies started acting upon it.</p>.<p>"It is a huge blot on the government of West Bengal. I urge you to sack Partha Chatterjee from ministership immediately," the Bengal Congress president said.</p>.<p>Chatterjee was arrested by the ED on Saturday.</p>.<p>A city court on Monday granted 10 days' ED custody of the senior Trinamool Congress leader and his alleged associate Arpita Mukherjee, who was also arrested in connection with the scam. </p>
<p>Congress leader Adhir Chowdhury has urged West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee "to immediately sack" minister Partha Chatterjee, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a school jobs scam in the state.</p>.<p>In a letter written to Banerjee, Chowdhury said “irregularities” in the recruitment process by the School Service Commission (SSC) is "an open secret”.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/ed-gets-10-day-custody-of-partha-chatterjee-associate-in-school-jobs-scam-case-1130114.html" target="_blank">ED gets 10-day custody of Partha Chatterjee, associate in school jobs scam case</a></strong></p>.<p>"I am writing this letter regarding the misdeed of Partha Chatterjee. He was the Education Minister from 2014-2021, during which the alleged irregularities in teacher recruitment occurred. It was only after court's intervention that investigation agencies started acting upon it.</p>.<p>"It is a huge blot on the government of West Bengal. I urge you to sack Partha Chatterjee from ministership immediately," the Bengal Congress president said.</p>.<p>Chatterjee was arrested by the ED on Saturday.</p>.<p>A city court on Monday granted 10 days' ED custody of the senior Trinamool Congress leader and his alleged associate Arpita Mukherjee, who was also arrested in connection with the scam. </p>