"The chitfunds 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 told PTI here.
"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 TMC Rajya Sabha member said.
Banerjee will address a rally at Shyambazar in north Kolkata tomorrow followed by another one at Panihati in North 24 Parganas district on May four.
Party sources said Banerjee will also highlight the importance of the new anti-chit fund bill passed in the assembly yesterday to the people.
She will also address a party meeting here on May three and might spell out the strategy following the alleged involvement of some TMC leaders in the Saradha Group scam.
Banerjee has also blamed the Centre saying chit funds were controlled by it and the state has no role.
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