Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress, under fire from the Congress and the Left over the West Bengal chit fund scam, has said that it had no role to play in it. Party leader Saugata Roy said, "The TMC as a party is not involved in the scam. This has been done by a scamster. I have no knowledge of any personal connection between the TMC and the Saradha group."
He, however, said that the charges levelled against the TMC MPs were serious and the state government was handling "the investigation with all seriousness". "A judicial commission has been formed. The state government is planning to call a special Assembly session to enact a law against chit fund," he said.
He added that it would be "nice if they step down, but it's according to them and what our party leadership decides". "The MPs should defend themselves," he added.
Meanwhile, the Mamata Banerjee government has cracked down on the Saradha group in the chit fund scam. The state government has frozen about 35 bank accounts belonging to the Saradha group, while 36 cars belonging to Saradha Chairman Sudipta Sen and his company have been seized....
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