Kolkata: West Bengal Transport Minister and Saradha scam accused Madan Mitra was on Friday sent to judicial custody after he was produced before the Alipore court.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had arrested Mitra on Dec 12 last month. Meanwhile, a petition was filed in the Calcutta High Court seeking removal of Madan Mitra from the post of state Transport Minister.

"I am asking before the court why, how Madan Mitra did his work in the state. How can he serve the state as a minister"?, L. Bhaduri, the petitioner asked.

Another petitioner Anangjit Chatterjee said that Madan Mitra cannot continue in his job as a minister.

"We demand to the court for disqualification of his ministry as because when he takes his oath to the governor of West Bengal, it is clearly stated in the Constitution that all the activities a minister towards the people for the people. So, I have appealed he cannot continue as a minister because he cannot do his duty in jail custody," he said.