Probe UDF, BJP members' role in fund fraud: CPM
The new turn in the issue started when the vigilance arrested 14 persons on Wednesday, for the financial fraud associated with the provision of subsidy loans for women entrepreneurs from the SC, ST and BPL communities.
The corporation has allocated Rs 1.26 crore under this scheme in 2020-21 for the SC/ST communities, and Rs 1.14 crore in 2021-22 for the BPL group. Joy, who is also the Attingal MLA, alleged that forged caste certificates were used for the financial fraud, and a racket is working behind this widespread corruption.
Among the arrested people was the manager of the UDF-governed Pattom Cooperative Service Bank.
'Lakhs of rupees had been debited to various accounts, including that of the daughter of a Congress leader, through this officer,' alleged the leader. He also cited the allegations of financial fraud by BJP councillors P V Manju (Punnakkamugal) and Asha Nath (Pappanamcode), and said, 'It is evident that BJP and Congress are behind these corruptions.'
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