Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister was put into more trouble as opposition Congress and BJP separately brought a new allegation against him that he has invested chit fund money in five companies in his family members’ names and demanded that the CBI conduct an investigation into their allegations.
According to their allegations, the chit fund money had been invested in companies like Nilachal Granite Pvt ltd, Nilachal Mining Pvt ltd, Team Media and Hospitality Pvt ltd, Nilachal Builders Pvt ltd and Techoshine Info Solution Pvt ltd. The registered office of all these companies is l-3/2 labour Colony in Kharavel Nagar, Unit-3, Bhubaneswar, Dasburma’s residence, alleged Congress and BJP members.
BJP State vice-president Samir Mohanty said, “The directors of the companies are Satyprakash Jayasingh, Suryaprakash Jayasingh, Bhimsen Jayasingh, Ramakrishna Das, the Minister’s father, and Sailabala Dasburma, his wife.”
Congress leader lalatendu (lulu) Bidyadhar Mohapatra said, “An investigation should find out who are the proprietors of these companies and their turnovers. Besides, the relationship of the Jayasinghs with these companies should be found out.” These are just five of the 21 companies in which the Jayasinghs are directors, he added.