Bhubaneswar, March 15 -- Slamming the Odisha government for neglecting the demands of the investors duped by several chit fund companies, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today promised to identify and return money to investors within a year if the party is voted to power in the upcoming elections.

Addressing a presser, senior BJP leader Biswa Bhusan Harichandan who also heads the party's manifesto committee, today informed that the committee has decided to incorporate this promise in its manifesto.

"Over 22-lakh chit fund investors are protesting in various parts of Odisha and they are being misled by the State government. We will identify the investors within six months and return their money within the next six months if voted to power...