Partha Chatterjee, Accused in Scam, Inducted into Bengal Assembly Committees

• Former West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee, jailed in a teacher recruitment scam, has been inducted into two committees of the West Bengal assembly.
• Chatterjee, MLA of Behala Paschim, will serve on the Library Committee and the Standing Committee on Housing, Fire and Emergency Services, and Disaster Management.
• He was stripped of his ministerial portfolio and TMC posts in July 2022 after his arrest by the ED, following the discovery of large sums of cash at his properties.
• Chatterjee was released on bail on November 11 last year.
• Assembly officials state that House rules mandate every elected member serve on at least two committees, and this decision aligns with parliamentary procedure.

Why It Matters: Despite a scam arrest, Partha Chatterjee is back on West Bengal assembly committees due to House rules.