Abhishek Banerjee skips CID summons again in ‘signature scandal’

The controversy traces its origins to the election process for the Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Two dissident TMC MLAs, Ritabrata Banerjee and Sandipan Saha, had flagged significant discrepancies in the signatures of party legislators. Acting on their complaint, the Assembly Secretary lodged an FIR, prompting the CID to investigate.