Kolkata, May 2: In a bid to prevent the Opposition from cashing in on the Saradha chitfund scam, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will hit the streets on Thursday to shift the blame to her predecessors and project the action taken by her government against the 'legacy' of '70s and '80s.
"The chit funds are a legacy of Bengal from the 70's and 80's. For all these years, CPI(M) and Congress turned the other way...Now, they cannot pretend to be angels," Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien said.
"The swift action taken by the government since Sudipta Sen's arrest is proof enough how serious it is to rid Bengal of the menace," the Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member said. "Mamata Banerjee, as her style, will lead from the front to communicate this message across Bengal and stand by those who have been swindled," he said.
Mamata will address a rally at Shyambazar in north Kolkata on Thursday followed by another one at Panihati in North 24 Parganas district on May 4. Party sources said the Chief Minister will also highlight the importance of the new anti-chit fund bill passed in the assembly on Tuesday to the people.
