Mamata targets Congress over Saradha scam

Blaming the the Centre for trying to politicise the chit fund scam and failing to protect investors, she asked, “During 35 years of CPI(M) rule, what was RBI and SEBI doing? Was ED snoring in the office of a newspaper?” Referring to a Bill against ponzi companies which was yet to receive assent from the President, Banerjee said, “We do not have powers. We will have powers only after consent is given to the chit fund bill passed in the Assembly.”

Naming some newspapers in the state which allegedly misled people by publishing advertisements of chit fund companies, she said, “Do you have only business interest and no social responsibility? If you take money from chit fund companies and glorify them, is it all right? All blame has to be put on us.  “Before criticising others you should ask yourselves what you have done,” she said.

Referring to the demand for a CBI enquiry, she said there was no justice as yet on many probes including the murder of Tapasi Malik in Singur, the firing at Netai, Nandigram and Choto Angaria killings and the theft of Tagore's Nobel medallion.

“The CBI is the Congress Bureau of Investigation,” she alleged. “What will they do? At best you can arrest me. I am the brave daughter of a brave father. I am not thief and a dacoit like you.”

Stating the Opposition and a section of the media had ganged up against her to stall development work, she said, “They do not want that we work for the people. We are doing good work. That is why they have united against us.  “Some channels (TV news channels) are spreading canards against us. They are not doing good in the interest of the state,” she said.