Aam Aadmi Party demands CBI probe into chit fund scam

In the wake of the unfolding mega chit fund scam following the collapse of the Saradha Group in West Bengal and arrest of MD of Odisha-based Artha Tatwa, lakhs of hapless investors, hundreds of agents and employees and the general public are seriously concerned about their future to the extent that some have committed suicide.

Stating this, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Odisha on Tuesday demanded a thorough and impartial probe by the CBI to expose the murky dealings, punish the guilty and help restore investor confidence.

“It has become clear from media reports that there is a deep nexus between unscrupulous businessmen, corrupt politicians and vested interest groups in the administration including the police that has made a scam of such a proportion possible in Odisha,” an AAP release here said.

The CBI should be entrusted with probe in view of the suspected involvement of powerful Ministers and MlAs, not to mention officers in the administration and even some media houses, it said, To highlight the issue and press for its demands, the AAP would hold a demonstration at the Master Canteen Square on Wednesday.