TMC to keep close eye on CBI’s Saradha probe

Suspicious about the role of BJP behind the CBI probe into the Saradha Ponzi scam, the Trinamool Congress on Sunday said they are keeping a close watch on every move of the agency to ascertain if the ruling party at the centre had any influence in it.

‘We are keeping a close watch on each and every movement by the Central Bureau of Investigation regarding its probe in the multi-crore Saradha scam to see if the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party at the centre is playing any behind-the-scene politics. We shall not make any comment or specific complaint right now,’ Trinamool Congress parliamentary party leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay told reporters.

‘There should not be any politics on CBI. It should be allowed to work impartially without any political pressure. The prime minister should ensure that the CBI is not a pawn in the hands of the party in power at the centre,’ he said.

Meanwhile, hitting out at West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee over the Saradha Ponzi scam, BJP president Amit Shah alleged associates of Banerjee are involved in the scam and steps will be taken to put them behind bars.

‘You (Mamata) are not protesting against duping of 17 lakh investors in the Saradha scam and coming down on the streets, because your own associates and stooges are involved. We need an answer to who took away the Saradha scam money,’ the Bharatiya Janata Party president said.