PM Modi 'sitting' on Saradha, Narada cases: Mamata Banerjee

Cooch Behar (West Bengal): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not completing probes into Saradha scam and Narada case in the last five years. "He (Modi) talked a lot about Saradha (chit fund scam) and Narada (sting operation case). The Saradha scam took place during the reign of the CPI-M. Have you arrested a single person from the CPI-M or the Congress? Your friend CBI is probing the scam since 2013. It has been six years. Have you been able return the money to a single person," Banerjee said. She also urged the court to speed up the proceedings.

"We want the court to complete the proceedings quickly and give judgement. People should know the truth," said Banerjee. Addressing a meeting at the Rash Mela Ground, where the Prime Minister held a massive rally just a day ago, the Trinamool Congress supremo said the people will throw him out from "his chair as well as politics" in the elections. "The case is in your hand. Why have you not done anything, so far? You have been sitting idle. What can you do after coming back to power? Why is the court not able to do anything (in Saradha-Narada)," said Banerjee amid thunderous applause. "You are talking so much about Saradha-Narada. Who was sitting beside you during yesterday's meeting? Whom have you given ticket from here? He is an arms dealer and involved in human trafficking. We have driven him out from our party," Banerjee said. (IANS)

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