Congress party National Spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala on Thursday charged that chit fund fraud worth Rs 5000 crores occurred in Chhattisgarh during the BJP rule in the State.
“Despite FIRs were lodged, no action was being taken in order to recover the money invested by citizens of the State, he said while addressing a press conference here.
Surjewala said the State Government had become mute spectator and in the past nine years, right under the nose of Government around 161 chit fund companies looted the hard earned money of around one crore people of the State, he charged.
A fraud worth more than Rs 5000 crore was committed in which 20 lakh families and one lakh agents were duped. The fraud had claimed 57 lives and even after more than 300 FIRs lodged, not a single penny was recovered from fraudsters, he said.
Surjewala further charged that these fraud chit fund companies were given space in Government sponsored Rojgar Melas (Employment fairs) of which invitation cards were also distributed by concerned District Employment Officers of districts.
State Home Minister Ramsevak Paikra had participated in the programmes of Sunshine and BPN companies and, he charged.
People were misled and they thought that the companies are associated with the BJP government and they reposed trust on them, Surjewala charged.