Saradha scam: BJP to write to Union Home Ministry about security of Trinamool Congress leaders

KOLKATA: West Bengal BJP said on Saturday that they were apprehensive about the security of some Trinamool Congress leaders who had recently divulged details about secret meeting between tainted Saradha chit fund owner Sudipta Sen and top Trinamool leader Mukul Roy. The party also said that it will urge the Union home ministry to consider whether it was possible for them to tighten security of these persons.

BJP state president Rahul Sinha told the media on Saturday that " Trinamool Congress leader Asif Khan and Sen's driver Arvind Singh Chauhan have recently divulged many secrets about meetings between Sudipta Sen and Mukul Roy. These two persons might face threats on their lives and I urge the state government to ensure protection for these persons. Also, I shall write to the Union home ministry and urge them to consider whether it is possible to tighten security arrangements for these persons."

Sen's driver, Chauhan who got bail recently, told media persons that he drove Sen to Nizam Palace in Kolkata in April last year where Sen held a meeting with Trinamool Congress heavy weight Mukul Roy.

Trinamool Congress leader Asif Khan who was interrogated by the CBI for his alleged involvement in the multi-crore chit fund scam, told reporters that Roy held a meeting with Sen at Nizam Palace on April 5 last year. He also claimed that he had seen the letter written to the CBI by Sen at Roy's Delhi residence on 181, South Avenue. After divulging these, Khan told reporters that he was apprehensive about his security as he had divulged such facts against Trinamool Congress top brass Roy.