BJD workers of Nabarangpur, Koraput, Malkangri and Rayagada districts on Tuesday organised rallies at their respective district headquarters protesting against former Nabarangpur Congress MP Pradeep Majhi and his family members’ alleged complicity in the chit fund scam.
Nabarangpur BJD members led by district president and Minister Ramesh Chandra Majhi took out a rally and burnt an effigy of the former MP near Congress office demanding bringing his father Bhagban Majhi and brother Prasanna under purview of the CBI probe.
They alleged that the Seashore ponzi firm had transactions worth of Rs 1.64 crore with Bhagban Majhi and Prasanna in 2011. Besides, the bank statement also shows transfer of huge sums of money into other accounts of Pradeep’s family, they alleged.
While Bhagban is an former Rajya Sabha MP, Prasanna is now the Chairman of Jharigam block.
Minister Majhi alleged that former MP Pradeep Majhi is directly involved with Seashore Group. “One cannot get Rs 35 lakh from maize farming. The people who claimed to be the solider for Advasis have been exposed. The entire family of Majhi should come under purview of CBI investigation,” he demanded.
Umerkote MlA Subash Gond to made similar allegation. Sources said Pradeep’s younger brother Prasanna had been appointed as a commission agent for the Seashore Promotional Company Pvt ltd for procurement and supply of maize.
Among others, BJD district general secretary Ashis Ranjan Patnaik, ZP President Motiram Nayak, Mahila Zilla president Nibedita Mohanty, BYJD district president Badri Narayan Singh and all BJD block chairpersons participated in the rally.
In Rayagada, party workers led by district president Sudhir Das staged a demonstration at Kapilash Chhack and burnt the effigy of Majhi.
The party workers too took to the street in Koraput and Malkangiri districts under leadership of district presidents Jairam Pangi and Manas Madkami, respectively.