ED summons Abhishek Banerjee on June 15 in Bengal school jobs scam
Synopsis
The ED has summoned Abhishek Banerjee for 15 June in the cash-for-school-job scam — and the timing is everything. With a CID notice for 8 June, a Calcutta High Court plea for protection, and an INDIA bloc meeting in Delhi all colliding, the TMC's number two is now fighting on three fronts at once.
Key Takeaways
The Enforcement Directorate summoned Abhishek Banerjee to its CGO Complex office in Salt Lake on 15 June .
ED officials could not serve the notice in person at either his Harish Mukherjee Road or Kalighat Road residences.
Banerjee's name appears in both the CBI and ED chargesheets in the school-jobs case, though he is not named as an accused by the CBI.
He has also been summoned by the West Bengal CID on 8 June over alleged signature mismatches by TMC legislators.
The same day, he is to accompany Mamata Banerjee to Delhi for an INDIA bloc meeting.
Banerjee has moved the Calcutta High Court seeking protection from coercive action; hearing on Friday.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday issued a fresh summons to Trinamool Congress general secretary and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee, asking him to appear for questioning on 15 June in connection with the multi-crore cash-for-school-job scam in West Bengal. The notice marks another escalation in the central agency's long-running probe into recruitment-linked money laundering in the state's education department.
How the summons was served
Sources said two ED officials travelled to Banerjee's residence ‘Santiniketan' on Harish Mukherjee Road in South Kolkata to hand over the notice in person. Security personnel reportedly told the officials that the MP had not been staying there for some time.
The team then drove to his second residence on nearby Kalighat Road — close to the home of his aunt and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee — but Abhishek was not present there either. The summons could not be handed over directly.
What the ED wants
According to ED sources, Banerjee has been called back to the agency's office at the CGO Complex in Salt Lake to bring the probe into his alleged role to a ‘logical conclusion'. His statement is expected to be formally recorded on 15 June.
Notably, Banerjee's name had figured in both the chargesheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is running a parallel probe, and in the ED's own chargesheet. However, he has not been named as an accused in the CBI document.
A second front: the CID notice
The ED summons comes alongside a separate notice from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of West Bengal, which has asked Banerjee to appear on 8 June. That case concerns alleged mismatches in the signatures of Trinamool legislators on a resolution dealing with opposition-bench slots in the West Bengal Assembly.
On the same date, Banerjee is scheduled to accompany Mamata Banerjee to New Delhi for a crucial meeting of the opposition Indian National Development Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc — setting up a direct clash between the political calendar and the investigative one.
Legal pushback
On Wednesday, Banerjee moved a single-judge vacation bench of the Calcutta High Court seeking protection from coercive action, including arrest, in the signature-mismatch case. The matter is listed for hearing on Friday.
What's next
If Banerjee appears on 15 June, it will be among his most consequential interactions with the ED in the school-jobs case to date. His legal team is expected to test the validity of the parallel notices, while the political optics — an INDIA-bloc meeting in Delhi colliding with central-agency scrutiny in Kolkata — are likely to dominate the coming week.
Point of View
The CID's parallel notice, and the High Court detour together signal that the school-jobs case is moving from peripheral chargesheet mentions toward direct interrogation. The political subtext is sharper still: the 8 June clash between a CID date in Kolkata and an INDIA bloc huddle in Delhi will test whether central agency timelines are read in Bengal as enforcement or as pressure. Either way, ‘not named as accused' is a thinner shield than it used to be.
NationPress
2 Aug 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
Why has the ED summoned Abhishek Banerjee?
The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee on 15 June 2025 in connection with its investigation into the multi-crore cash-for-school-job scam in West Bengal. Sources said the agency wants to record his statement to reach a ‘logical conclusion' on his alleged role.
Is Abhishek Banerjee named as an accused in the school jobs case?
His name appears in chargesheets filed by both the ED and the CBI, but he has not been named as an accused in the CBI chargesheet. The fresh ED summons is for questioning, not arrest.
What is the CID notice to Abhishek Banerjee about?
The West Bengal CID has summoned him on 8 June over alleged mismatches in the signatures of TMC legislators on a resolution concerning opposition-bench slots in the West Bengal Assembly. It is a separate matter from the ED's school-jobs probe.
Why is the 8 June date significant?
On 8 June, Banerjee is also scheduled to travel to New Delhi with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for a key INDIA bloc meeting. The clash with the CID notice has set up a direct conflict between his political and investigative commitments.
What legal action has Abhishek Banerjee taken?
He has moved a single-judge vacation bench of the Calcutta High Court seeking protection from coercive action, including arrest, in the signature-mismatch case. The petition is scheduled to be heard on Friday.
