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=== 2022 coal scam case ===
Rujira Banerjee, the wife of [[Abhishek Banerjee (politician)|Abhishek Banerjee]], the Lok Sabha member and national general secretary of the Trinamool Congress, appeared before the [[Enforcement Directorate]] (ED) on Thursday after being prevented from boarding a flight to the UAE earlier this week due to a "lookout" notice issued by the central organisation. Rujira received a summons to appear before the organisation on 8 June when she arrived at the airport. She was questioned by the ED in relation to the coal theft case last year. She had previously been questioned by the CBI in the same matter in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 June 2023 |title=ED summons TMC's Abhishek Banerjee in jobs case, he says won't appear before rural polls |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/ed-summons-tmc-abhishek-banerjee-bengal-primary-school-jobs-scam-case-8653261/ |access-date=17 August 2023 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=8 June 2023 |title=TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's Wife Appears Before ED In Connection With Bengal Coal Scam Case |url=https://news.abplive.com/news/india/west-bengal-coal-scam-case-tmc-mp-abhishek-banerjee-wife-rujira-banerjee-appears-before-ed-1607615 |access-date=17 August 2023 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref>

According to officials, as quoted by the news agency PTI, Rujira appeared before the ED in Kolkata on Thursday for questioning about the coal theft case. Rujira was being questioned by a team of five officials, including those from New Delhi. In a money-laundering case related to a West Bengal coal scam, the [[Supreme Court of India]] on Tuesday stayed a Delhi High Court decision allowing the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to question Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee in Delhi, but allowed the investigation agency to question him in Kolkata after providing 24 hours' notice.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 September 2022 |title=West Bengal coal scam case: Enforcement Directorate grills TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee for seven hours |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/west-bengal-coal-scam-case-enforcement-directorate-grills-tmc-leader-abhishek-banerjee-for-7-hours/articleshow/93952226.cms |access-date=17 August 2023 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=17 May 2022 |title=West Bengal coal scam case: Supreme Court allows ED to question Abhishek Banerjee in Kolkata |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/sc-allows-ed-to-question-abhishek-banerjee-in-west-bengal-coal-scam-case/article65421936.ece |access-date=17 August 2023 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>