-The Times of India Kolkata: Bengal finance minister Amit Mitra is in the CPM's firing line for attending a three-day Banga Sammelan at Las Vegas last year in which Sudipta Sen's Saradha Group was the main sponsor. A few days ago, the CPM had asked the government to reveal who sponsored chief minister Mamata Banerjee's chartered flight from Delhi on April 10. Mitra rejected the insinuations and said the state exchequer...
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-The Indian Express Why we need to revisit the 74th Amendment The National Panchayati Raj Day to mark the enactment of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment was observed on April 24 with due ceremony but little hype. Whatever the reasons for the celebration, even those are not available for the 74th Amendment dealing with municipalities. The Government of India's first line of defence on this issue is that these are state subjects. Nevertheless, the...
More »Cops on a roll on Saradha agent’s gifts -Monalisa Chaudhuri and Debashis Chattopadhyay
-The Telegraph Kolkata: Proceeds from the Saradha Group kept Bengal police on the move - at least in Baruipur, according to information stumbled upon by investigators into the default scandal. The police have learnt that Arindam Das, an agent who apparently made the highest collections from Baruipur in South 24-Parganas, had gifted two Tata Sumos (WB26R6763 and WB20U6409) to the local police station. "The two SUVs used in Baruipur police station were gifts...
More »Abetment to suicide charge looms on Sen
-The Telegraph Kolkata: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) set up by the chief minister has asked district superintendents of police to initiate against Sudipta Sen cases of abetting the suicide of depositors. The SIT, led by director-general of police Naparajit Mukherjee, held a meeting today to discuss the strategy to pin down the Saradha Group chief for masterminding the default crisis that allegedly led five depositors to commit suicide in the districts. "Other...
More »Sebi says working hard to protect investors from ponzi schemes
-PTI The regulator is working hard to ensure that small investors' savings are not put to risk, says Sebi chief U.K Sinha With lakhs of investors getting defrauded by Ponzi schemes in West Bengal, Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) chairman U.K Sinha on Wednesday said the regulator is working hard to ensure that small investors' savings are not put to risk. "Within the powers given to us, Sebi is working extremely...
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