AGARTALA, December 4 (TIWN): West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee is likely to visit Tripura on January, 2015 to take stock of the current state of affairs of the party, said a highly placed source of Trinamool Congress, here today.

"BJP and Congress parties are always with affluent businessmen and bureaucrats, but never work for the common people, the source alleged. He said the UPA government had taken the nation to the point of no return and the BJP is also equally responsible for it as it tried to befool people with false commitment". 

"Both the parties have gone on the path of abandoning India’s independent foreign policy and placing the country hostage to the interests of USA. Similarly, both the national parties have competed with each other as far as corruption is concerned". Where there are instances of the 2G, 3G scams under the Congress, there are also the examples of the Yedurappa scams under the BJP, the source mentioned. 

It is to be mentioned here that, on May 9th in a jolt to Mamta Banerjee-government in West Bengal, the Supreme Court ordered CBI inquiry into the multi-crore Saradha scam and similar cases in the state. The court also asked the CBI to investigate chit fund-related scam cases in Orissa and other states including Tripura and Assam.

A bench led by Justice T S Thakur said that the aspects of inter-state ramifications and the larger conspiracy angle required an in- depth probe by the premier investigative agency.

The bench asked the CBI to carry out further investigation wherever required. It directed the state agencies to assist the CBI in its probe. It said regulators in the state governments failed to check the spread of the scam.

In case of West Bengal, the SC was hearing two PILs – one filed by advocates Pratim Kumar Singha Ray and Abu Abbasuddin, and another by advocate Subrata Chattoraj, seeking a CBI enquiry into the scam, which is being opposed by the state. The TMC government had alleged “political motivation” behind the demand.

West Bengal had told the court that there was no need for a CBI probe as an ongoing probe by a special investigation team had made substantial progress. A division bench of Calcutta High Court had said last year there was no need for a CBI probe into the Saradha case.

At present Mamata Banerjee’s party has been under immense pressure as some of the TMC leaders have come under the scanner of Enforcement Directorate (ED) recently for their alleged links with Saradha. ED, which is probing the matter, has arrested Saradha promoter Sudipta Sen’s second wife and son for alleged money laundering. Sen and suspended Trinamool MP Kunal Ghosh are already behind the bars in connection with the scam.