Chit fund scam accused will be jailed in 90 days if BJP comes

BJP president Amit Shah on Wednesday slammed the ruling BJD over corruption, and asserted that all those involved in chit fund scam will be jailed within 90 days, if the party is voted to power in Odisha.

Addressing an election rally here, Shah alleged that many leaders of the BJD and officials were involved in the multi-crore chit fund scam in which thousands of poor investors were duped of their money.

"Once the BJP comes to power in Odisha, all those involved in the chit fund scam will be put behind the bars within 90 days of forming government," the BJP chief said.

Mounting a scathing attack on the Naveen Patnaik-led government, he said the M B Shah Commission had found that mines were alloted at throw-away prices in the mineral-rich state, and it involved a huge scam.

If the BJP comes to power, those involved in the mining scam will be sent to jail, too, Shah said, adding, though Odisha is endowed with rich mineral resources, its people languished under poverty ...