"Trinamool ministers, including the chief minister, are arguing against a CBI inquiry putting forward unreasonable reasons because of fear," West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee president Pradip Bhattacharya told reporters in Kolkata.
"They know if a CBI probe is conducted into the chit fund scam, it will reveal some information which will prove dangerous for them," he remarked.
Opposition Left parties also demanded a CBI probe into the chit fund mess under a court's supervision and a Left delegation today met the prime minister and the Union finance minister in Delhi in this regard
Referring to the state government's proposal of a social security scheme, Bhattacharya said, "We have seen private chit fund. We don't want a government chit fund. We are very clear on this. If anybody tries to float it, we will oppose”.
Image: The Congress has alleged that Trinamool, including its chief Mamata Banerjee, is afraid of CBI probe into chit-fund scam
Photograph: Reuters
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