BJP has raised a question on BJD president and CM of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik for using the chit fund scam money to contest elections in 2014.
Headed by party spokesperson Sambit Patra, the delegation complained to the Election Commission that Naveen Patnaik had lied under oath while submitting his election affidavit in the year 2014 when he contested from Hinjli constituency in the Ganjam district of Odisha.
BJP has alleged that Patnaik has misrepresented facts on two counts. As per the party memorandum, Patnaik had stated in the affidavit that he had received an amount of Rs 13,10,625 through RTGS (cheque) bearing No.538976288 on 2nd April 2014 from his party towards election expenditure. But in the statement of expenditure, it is shown that the party had paid Patnaik on two occasions through cheques (Numbered 441619 and 795036) and not RTGS. The first cheque was worth 10 lakh rupees and the second cheque worth Rs 6,48,320.Both these total to Rs.16,48,320 and not Rs.13 lakh as claimed by Patnaik. The RTGS number claimed by Naveen Patnaik is also the RTGS no.of Mr Ramchandra Hansda, the MP of BJD, who is behind bars because of his involvement in chit fund scam.
These are the serious charges which CM Patnaik might have to face soon.