Bhubaneswar, March 14 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has been conducting raids in Odisha in connection with the chit fund scam. But the ongoing talks of a possible alliance between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) seems to have eclipsed the issue as there is no debate or discussion on it.

Fear of CBI & ED

The ruling BJD dispensation had sleepless nights over the same chit fund scam during the 2014 elections. The case hasn't been closed yet. Even today, lakhs of affected small investors are waiting to get back their hard-earned money. Meanwhile, many have already died.

Odisha Congress chief Sarat Pattanayak said the BJD is opting for an alliance with the BJP in fear of the CBI and the ED.

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