After Congress blaming BJP, now BJP blames Chidambaram in PNB fraud

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Mon, Mar 05, 2018, 10:41 PM

After Congress blaming BJP, now BJP blames Chidambaram in PNB fraud

New Delhi, March 05: Amid attacks from the Congress over the Rs. 12,600-crore PNB scam, the BJP on Monday accused former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram of aiding jewellers Mehul Choksi and Nirav Modi -- main accused in the multi-crore bank fraud case -- through an 80:20 gold import scheme.

The Bharatiya Janata Party also targeted Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and sought answers from him on the issue.

Talking to reporters here, BJP leader and Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that Chidambaram gave his "blessings and benefits under the 80:20 scheme" to seven private jewellers on May 16, 2014, the day the results of Lok Sabha polls were announced.