Modi govt hits back, says Mamata Banerjee helping Saradha scam accused

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Rejecting her allegation that the Centre was pursuing a “selective vendetta” against TMC, Union minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said that by making such claims, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was “helping” those who are involved in criminal cases.



“I always respect Banerjee. She is a fighter. She has brought a big change in Bengal by ending the CPI(M) rule. We have worked together. By making such allegations against the government of India, she is helping the accused. She should instead purge such people,” he told reporters here.



Naidu insisted that the government has no role in the ongoing investigation into the Saradha chit fund scam, which is being handled by CBI, and the NIA-led probe into the Burdwan blast.