Bhubaneswar, July 4 -- Odisha BJP President Manmohan Samal today assured that all eligible victims of the chit fund scam in the state will get their money back.
Addressing a press conference at the state party office, Samal said the BJP government has begun preparing a list of eligible depositors affected by the scam.
Within just one year in office, the government has refunded the money of 1,26,137 depositors, he claimed.
Samal said Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has recently announced that in the next 3-4 months, funds will be refunded in phases to another five lakh eligible depositors.
The BJP president alleged that the previous BJD government betrayed the people's trust, allowing nearly 174 chit fund companies to defraud thousands...