 "CBI summons Mukul Roy in Saradha chit fund investigation")
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday summoned Trinamool Congress MP Mukul Roy for questioning in the ongoing investigation into the Saradha chit fund scam. The TMC leader has been asked to appear before the CBI by the end of the week.
"[The summons] will be a big jolt to Mamata Banerjee because Mukul Roy has been a very close aide, a very important member and a senior member of TMC. He is one person who has known the entire function of their government in West Bengal including the Saradha chit fund," BJP national secretary Sidharth Nath Singh said.
"His summons is important because it is said that he was the last person whom Sudipta Sen had met before he ran away to Kashmir... It is a big jolt and a big step in the entire investigation on the Saradha chit fund," he added.
Meanwhile, Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Mohammed Salim accused Roy of socialising with BJP leaders in New Delhi.
"Mukul Roy knew very well that next is his turn, which is why he was busy in Delhi hobnobbing with the BJP leaders to prevent this summon... He also wanted that instead of Kolkata, the CBI must ask him to appear in Delhi," he said.
"It may be a shock for few Trinamool leaders but it will be a happy occasion for many others because people have suffered a lot in the hands of these chit fund operators," he added.