With several leaders of the ruling Biju Janata Dal arrested by the CBI in the chit fund scam, the Naveen Patnaik Government is likely to face the wrath of the Opposition like never before in the winter session of the Odisha Assembly scheduled to begin here on Thursday.
Despite having 117 legislators in the 147-member House, the BJD is likely to find itself in one a difficult situation to counter the simultaneous attacks by the Congress and the BJP.
Even as lakhs of investors duped by the chit fund companies were yet to get back their money, the Opposition parties are ready to criticise Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik as many of his party colleagues have been arrested in the scam.
The CBI, which is investigating into the Ponzi scam, has already arrested BJD Lok Sabha Member Ramachandra Hansdah, senior legislator Pravat Tripathy and former legislator Subarna Nayak for their alleged links with chit fund companies.
The Opposition is likely to raise the issue of mining scam, land scam, large scale irregularities in allocation of government plots, distress sale of paddy, and payment of compensation to farmers affected by cyclone Hudhud.
