Kolkata: The West Bengal government removed Jyotirpriya Mallick, behind bars for his alleged involvement in a multi-crore ration distribution scam, as the Forest minister and allocated the department to Birbaha Hansda.
Hansda is the Minister of State for Forests and Self Help – Self Employment Group (Independent Charge).
The other portfolio of Public Enterprises and Industrial Reconstruction under Mallick was allocated to Partha Bhowmick, a senior official was quoted by PTI as saying.
Bhowmick is the Minister-in-charge of the Irrigation and Waterways Department.
The decision was taken as per the advice of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the official said.
Governor C V Ananda Bose exercised his powers under Article 166(3) of the Constitution and relieved Mallick of his duties as minister with immediate effect, a source in the Raj Bhavan said.
In October last year, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had arrested Mallick under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in connection with the scam.
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