Mamata's 'Exhibition Fear': CBI Scrutiny Halts Art, Sparks Decade-Old Anguish
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News18•22-01-2026, 18:30
Mamata's 'Exhibition Fear': CBI Scrutiny Halts Art, Sparks Decade-Old Anguish
- •West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee expressed anguish over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll, stating she wrote poems on it but fears releasing them.
- •Mamata revealed she stopped holding painting exhibitions due to CBI scrutiny and notices received a decade ago, linking it to central investigative agencies.
- •She recalled an incident between 2012-2019 when her art exhibitions were investigated by the CBI during the Sharda Chit Fund scam.
- •Allegations surfaced that chit fund owners bought her paintings for crores, which the opposition claimed was a method to launder 'black money'.
- •Mamata clarified that all earnings from her exhibitions were donated to NGOs and she has never taken a salary as Chief Minister.
Why It Matters: Mamata Banerjee stopped art exhibitions due to CBI scrutiny, linking it to a decade-old 'exhibition fear' and political conflict.
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