Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Jayadev Jena on Saturday said the State unit of the party would provide legal aid to the innocent depositors, who have lost their money in the mega chit fund scam. The party would open a help desk at the block level to provide the aid, which can be availed free of cost across the State.
At the same time, Jena demanded a White Paper on the scam by the State Government for the knowledge of the common people. The Congress would not tolerate the conspiracy hatched by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to suppress the mega chit fund scam. The party would continue fighting till the last depositor gets back his /her money, said Jena.
He informed that the help desks would be manned by block president and one lawyer at block level, district president and two lawyers at the district level and two senior leaders and three senior lawyers at the State level.
A network of 25 companies, prominent ones being Seashore, Artha Tatwa, Sharada, Astha and Green Ray etc out of 95 chit fund companies, has duped the investors with tall promises.
The Crime Branch has inquired,but not disclosed the names of the ruling party MlAs and Ministers, who have received largesse from these chit firms and provided them support, the PCC chief slammed.