The understanding b/w @Naveen_Odisha led BJD & @MamataOfficial led TMC is driven by a common bonding of corruption & is nothing but Natural. — Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) 1492697281000 Primary reason of @MamataOfficial visit to Odisha was to meet 2 TMC MPs who are involved in Chit-fund Scam & are lodged in Bhubaneswar Jail. — Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) 1492696941000 BHUBANESWAR: Petroleum and natural gas minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday termed West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee 's meeting with her Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik here as "common bonding of corruption" eyeing mutual cooperation to tackle investigations into the chit fund scam Pradhan made a series of nine tweets, five in Odia and four in English, on Naveen-Mamata meeting."The primary aim of meeting b/w @MamataOfficial & @Naveen_Odisha was to develop mutual cooperation to deal with chit-fund scam investigations," Pradhan tweeted."Primary reason of @MamataOfficial visit to Odisha was to meet 2 TMC MPs who are involved in Chit-fund Scam & are lodged in Bhubaneswar Jail," he added."News is that BJD assured @MamataOfficial to positively consider her proposal for a Grand Alliance in Odisha with Congress as the 3rd partner.... The understanding b/w @Naveen_Odisha led BJD & @MamataOfficial led TMC is driven by a common bonding of corruption & is nothing but Natural," Pradhan wrote.Addressing a news conference here earlier, BJP state vice-president Sameer Mohanty said Banerjee's meeting with tainted MPs of her party, Tapas Pal and Sudipto Bandyopadhyay who are in judicial custody, exposed her intention of coming to Odisha.She is not on pilgrimage. She is here to meet her jailed colleagues, he said. Mamata's three-day Odisha tour ended on Thursday.Mohanty said since the leaders of both BJD and Trinamool were involved in chit fund scam, Mamata and Naveen have found common ground to come together.Pointing out that Mamata had made her intention of a grand alliance open, to which Naveen has not completely rejected, Mohanty said Naveen seems to be looking for alliance option in view of his eroding base in the state.Pradhan and his colleague, Sameer Mohanty's, allegations drew sharp reactions from both the BJD and the Trinamool.BJD spokesperson Pratap Keshari Deb questioned why the saffron party is perturbed. "When the BJP leaders have openly claimed that they will form the next government, why should they worry about any other development"? Deb asked.All India Trinamool Congress state convenor Arya Kumar Jnanendra said it's the BJP which is relying on black money. "The BJP preaches cashless economy. Can the party explain how much cash was used in the recently held national executive here and how much was paid in cheque" The single incident will expose their double standards,"? Jnanendra said.Vying for Mamata's clean image, Jnanendra said she has no reasons to worry. But Pradhan seemed worried with her visit to the state because she is a mass leader. Everybody knows why Pradhan fears, he added.

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