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Business News/ Politics / Policy/  West Bengal assembly passes bill to regulate chit fund companies
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West Bengal assembly passes bill to regulate chit fund companies

Opposition leader Suryakanta Mishra criticised the govt for not accepting some amendments to the bill

A file photo of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. Photo: Hindustan Times (Hindustan Times)Premium
A file photo of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. Photo: Hindustan Times
(Hindustan Times)

Kolkata: The West Bengal assembly on Tuesday passed a new bill formulated by the Trinamool Congress government for protection of investors in chit fund companies, amidst a walkout by the opposition Congress.

Congress members trooped out when an amendment to the new West Bengal Protection of Interest of Depositors in Financial Establishment Bill, 2013, was not accepted by state finance minister Amit Mitra who tabled it at a 2-day special session of the assembly.

It was a matter of shame for the people of the state that a similar bill brought by the previous Left Front government in 2003 was faulty and incomplete and did not get Presidential assent, Mitra said.

The previous Left Front government did not withdraw the bill when it was returned in 2006, but chose to introduce a new legislation on the similar subject in 2008, which was subsequently passed in the assembly, he said.

This legislation was also not enacted, he said adding, it was the duty of the present government to introduce a stringent bill to deal with such financial frauds for which, the 2009 bill had been withdrawn.

The new bill is more serious and stringent in nature, Mitra said.

Opposition leader Suryakanta Mishra said there is mention of a competent authority in the bill, but it is not clear about that individual’s identity. Since the Saradha scam affected other states as well, CBI should investigate it, he said. Mishra criticised the government for not accepting some amendments to the bill.

Earlier, the House passed a resolution to withdraw the West Bengal Protection of Investors in Financial Establishments Bill 2009, passed by the Left Front government. It was passed after a division, which was sought by the opposition.

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Published: 30 Apr 2013, 07:10 PM IST
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