Bhubaneswar: Hitting out at Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for the alleged cover up bid in land scam, the BJP today demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI probe into the allotment of land and houses as role of political leaders had now surfaced during inquiry into chit fund scandal by the central agency.
"The state government should hand over the probe into irregularities in land allotment to CBI on its own in order to unravel the role of political leaders and land mafia," senior BJP leader Bijay Mohapatra told reporters in Bhubaneswar.
Mounting a scathing attack on the Chief Minister, he claimed the state government had rejected the demand for a CBI probe into chit fund scam a year ago claiming that the crime branch police was inquiring into the matter properly.
"The Chief Minister remained silent in chit fund scam and now in land scam. While opposition to CBI probe into chit fund scam did not succeed, land scam will also meet with the same fate," the BJP leader said.
Claiming that the AG report has blurred the image of Mr Patnaik, he alleged the chief minister tried to suppress the report from March 2012 and did not comply with many queries or supply information despite repeated reminders.
The BJP leader further claimed that several pages were found missing from a file relating to a group housing scheme in which the state government incurred a loss of Rs 463 crore as pointed out in CAG report.
"The state government should hand over the probe into irregularities in land allotment to CBI on its own in order to unravel the role of political leaders and land mafia," senior BJP leader Bijay Mohapatra told reporters in Bhubaneswar.
Mounting a scathing attack on the Chief Minister, he claimed the state government had rejected the demand for a CBI probe into chit fund scam a year ago claiming that the crime branch police was inquiring into the matter properly.
"The Chief Minister remained silent in chit fund scam and now in land scam. While opposition to CBI probe into chit fund scam did not succeed, land scam will also meet with the same fate," the BJP leader said.
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Claiming that the AG report has blurred the image of Mr Patnaik, he alleged the chief minister tried to suppress the report from March 2012 and did not comply with many queries or supply information despite repeated reminders.
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The BJP leader further claimed that several pages were found missing from a file relating to a group housing scheme in which the state government incurred a loss of Rs 463 crore as pointed out in CAG report.
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