Patna, July 30 -- Congress today alleged a mega scam of more than Rs 70,877 crores in Bihar as exposed in report of CAG placed in state assembly during its monsoon session.

Pawan Khera, chairman of media and publicity department of All India Congress Committee(AICC), told media persons here that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and top BJP leaders were promising to launch several schemes worth rupees hundreds of crores in Bihar during election year. It was surprising to note that there was no record available about expenses of Rs 70,877 crores under various welfare schemes for poor, youths, farmers and common man of the state, which came to light in recent report of CAG, he pointed out.

"It is greatest ever scam in post independence history ...