Kolkata, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday accused Dev, the sitting MP from Ghata, of taking money from a relative of a cattle smuggling accused and accepting expensive gifts like mobile phone and watch.
However, Dev denied these allegations, saying that he had only taken a loan from a firm for his film production in 2022, which he has repaid, and denied receiving any gift from a third party.
Under the title 'Devar Kirti' (Grandfather's deeds), Adhikari posted X purported images of a diary page with jottings, where the word 'Dev' appeared along with notations for a mobile phone and a watch, in which Prices quoted. Another image reportedly showed a payment of Rs 50 lakh by a private firm to a production house in two installments of Rs 25 lakh each on March 31, 2022.
Dev denied the allegations and told reporters, "Whatever money I took from anyone as a producer and actor has been returned.I have handed over all relevant documents to the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which interrogated me for more than seven hours on two occasions and found no irregularities."
Dev also shared pictures on social media in which his production company is returning the loan of Rs 50 lakh taken for making a film.
The Tollywood superstar turned three-time MP addressed Adhikari on social media, saying, "Suvendu da, we understand that you are dreaming of becoming the CM one day, but such cheap allegations make you go from being the leader of the opposition to a councillor. Will drop it to the level." ,,
Dev questioned whether BJP candidate and his industry associate Hiran Chatterjee had also received money from the same person Adhikari had mentioned in his social media post.
"If Suvendu Adhikari has obtained any copy of my legal transactions, how did he get them? I had handed over all my documents to the ED during questioning, and they did not find any illegality. This means that a BJP leader should not be able to access confidential information. The documents have been given to central agencies,” he said.
Dev commented that 95 percent of the members of the Bengali film industry have had financial dealings with such financiers for centuries, but the ED could not fine him for any illegality in his case.
On hisIn another post in Bengali, he said, "Is he (Hiran) connected to any cattle smuggling accused in that case? My best wishes to both of them (the officer and Hiran) for everything. But please let my humility be my weakness." Don't understand." On X.
Hiran Chatterjee responded by saying, "Dev himself is now admitting that he received the amount from a person tainted by cattle smuggling. He had earlier claimed that he had not done so, and if there is any evidence that If he has taken money from someone, he will give it up." Film Industry.Will he do that now?"
However, Dev denied these allegations, saying that he had only taken a loan from a firm for his film production in 2022, which he has repaid, and denied receiving any gift from a third party.
Under the title 'Devar Kirti' (Grandfather's deeds), Adhikari posted X purported images of a diary page with jottings, where the word 'Dev' appeared along with notations for a mobile phone and a watch, in which Prices quoted. Another image reportedly showed a payment of Rs 50 lakh by a private firm to a production house in two installments of Rs 25 lakh each on March 31, 2022.
Dev denied the allegations and told reporters, "Whatever money I took from anyone as a producer and actor has been returned.I have handed over all relevant documents to the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which interrogated me for more than seven hours on two occasions and found no irregularities."
Dev also shared pictures on social media in which his production company is returning the loan of Rs 50 lakh taken for making a film.
The Tollywood superstar turned three-time MP addressed Adhikari on social media, saying, "Suvendu da, we understand that you are dreaming of becoming the CM one day, but such cheap allegations make you go from being the leader of the opposition to a councillor. Will drop it to the level." ,,
Dev questioned whether BJP candidate and his industry associate Hiran Chatterjee had also received money from the same person Adhikari had mentioned in his social media post.
"If Suvendu Adhikari has obtained any copy of my legal transactions, how did he get them? I had handed over all my documents to the ED during questioning, and they did not find any illegality. This means that a BJP leader should not be able to access confidential information. The documents have been given to central agencies,” he said.
Dev commented that 95 percent of the members of the Bengali film industry have had financial dealings with such financiers for centuries, but the ED could not fine him for any illegality in his case.
On hisIn another post in Bengali, he said, "Is he (Hiran) connected to any cattle smuggling accused in that case? My best wishes to both of them (the officer and Hiran) for everything. But please let my humility be my weakness." Don't understand." On X.
Hiran Chatterjee responded by saying, "Dev himself is now admitting that he received the amount from a person tainted by cattle smuggling. He had earlier claimed that he had not done so, and if there is any evidence that If he has taken money from someone, he will give it up." Film Industry.Will he do that now?"