A day after Trinamool Congress (TMC) Common Secretary Abhishek Banerjee launched an old-age pension scheme for senior residents in his Diamond Harbour constituency, the BJP raised issues in regards to the supply of funds for the initiative.
Banerjee launched the pension scheme as a part of his election marketing campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Chief of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Monday wrote a letter to the Principal Director Common of Revenue Tax, urging an investigation into the supply of the funds.
In his letter, Adhikari alleged cash laundering actions by the Diamond Harbour MP. “I apprehend that the amount of money which has been arranged for donation, may have links with the numerous financial scams of West Bengal. There is a high chance that most of the donors are dubious and the source of funds made available for the Private Pension Scheme has been somehow laundered,” reads the letter.
Adhikari accused the Personal Pension Scheme of being an try to affect the voters of the Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha Constituency throughout the election 12 months.
“This Private Pension Scheme is a blatant attempt to wrongfully influence the electorate of the Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha Constituency, in an election year. The MP may have misused his influence on the police and administration in order to overcome the huge logistical obstacle of rerouting crores of rupees and depositing it as a charitable donation,” the letter added.
Requesting the Revenue Tax division to analyze the supply of the funds, Adhikari stated in his letter, “I kindly request you to look into this matter and get to the bottom of this, as this whole exercise might unearth a novel and unique financial scam and a new mode of money laundering, which could be traced back to the coal smuggling, teacher recruitment scam, and ration distribution scam.”