Even as the West Bengal Opposition raised its pitch for a CBI inquiry into the Saradha chit fund scam, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday put to use a damaging apex court remark against the Central investigation agency and sought a public opinion on whether the aam admi really thought that CBI was a “caged parrot speaking its master’s voice” or not.
Banerjee threw the pinching poser on the Net asking her readers to “please see what the Hon’ble Supreme Court has said. CBI has become caged parrot speaking in its master’s voice. What do you thinkIJ Opinion Please.”
The Supreme Court had earlier made the damaging remark on CBI’s second affidavit alleging that law Ministry and some officials of the PMO and Coal Ministry had made certain changes in the agency’s report on coal block allocation.
The Chief Minister’s statement comes at a time when the Calcutta High Court is hearing a bunch of public interest litigations demanding CBI probe into the Saradha the multi-crore chit fund scam.
The hearing in Calcutta High Court was deferred till May 14. Already under pressure to explain the alleged links between the State’s top ruling party politicians and ponzy swindler Sudipto Sen, the Chief Minister’s comment is aimed at blunting the Opposition attack, experts felt.
The Opposition has repeatedly asked as to why the Government had not yet filed an FIR in the biggest ever financial scam in the State involving about Rs 20,000 crore.