KOLKATA, September 10 : Trinamool Congress leader Madan Mitra, who was released from prison on Saturday morning after being incarcerated for over 21 months in connection with the Saradha scam, said he wants to rest now but would follow West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s instructions.
“I am tired and want to take rest now. I want to spend time with my family, my wife, my sons and my grandson. For two years I have not seen (Durga) Ma. This year I will enjoy Durga Puja with my family,” he said after his release from Alipore Central Jail on Saturday.
“Whenever Mamata Banerjee assigns me, I will follow her instructions. I want to see a new Bengal emerging under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ... To see the BMWs and the Tatas investing in the State,” he said while replying to questions about his plans to resume his political career.
Declining to comment on the CBI terming him as an “influential” person, Mr. Mitra said, “The court will see into it... My counsel will explain this in the court. I am a lone man these days. I have nobody beside me.”
“I will not comment anything more as I am unwell since the past 20 months and my doctors have prescribed me not to engage into any kind of political debate,” he added.
Mr. Mitra, who was arrested on December 12, 2014, however, insisted he had done nothing wrong.
“I have never done anything wrong. My only fault was that I was young and inexperienced. But in the last 21 months I have gained the experience of 21 years.”
