BJP demands CBI probe into scams of Odisha govt

Bhubaneswar | Friday | 14th September, 2018

Summary:

Chief minister along with other members were present there. But chief minister Naveen Patnaik avoided the corruption question of media persons on Thursday. BHUBANESWAR: BJP on Friday criticized the state government for not clarifying its stand on corruption allegations brought by former BJD veteran leader Damodar Rout . If the chief minister claims that his government is clean, he should recommend the Central investigating agency CBI to probe the cases,” he added.Acharya said his party will hit the street if the state government does not recommend the CBI to probe the corruption cases. It demanded CBI probe into the alleged sapling scam , cooperative scam and Omfed scam of over Rs 700 crore in the state.Talking to the media persons here, BJP spokesperson Pitambar Acharya said Rout, who was a minister in the BJD government, has raised the horticulture sapling scam in Mayurbhanj district..