Sambit Patra's demonetization scam:

In 2010, Sambit Patra set up a company called Centre For Holistic Advancement And Upliftment Of Poor & Landless (CHAUPAL).

In 2016, when demonetization happened, Patra's company had 61+ lakhs lying IN CASH in 500 & 1000 rupee notes

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Patra set up this company with:

a) Bhola Nath Vij of RSS Swadeshi Jagran Manch &
b) Balram Garg - MD of PC Jewelers.

Patra's company borrows money from unspecified sources & lends it as microfinance making interest from it.

His company is NOT an NBFC or Sec 8 co.

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Patra’s company earlier operated from the offices of a company called Centre for Bharatiya Marketing Development which is controlled by RSS in RK Puram.

In 2019, they moved to a massive plot at DDU Marg which was allotted by the Modi govt. to RSS Swadeshi Jagran Manch

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But that's all for another day.

Now remember Modi's demonetization of Nov 2016?

When that happened, the demonetized 500 & 1000 notes were called "Specified Bank Notes" (SDN).

The purpose of DeMo was allegedly to smoke out black money in cash & probe it.

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Now check out the financial filings of Sambit Patra's company for 2016-17.

In 1 month (from 8th Nov, 2016 to 30th Dec, 2016), Sambit Patra's company deposited 61.52 lakhs held in cash in 500 & 1000 notes.

Note again: 61.52 lakhs. In cash. In 500 & 1000 notes.

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Where did this huge amount of cash come from?

Was it funding from RSS bodies that Patra's company shared an office with? Or from BJP?

Why was there never an enquiry into how this company had 61.52 lakhs in CASH just lying around?

What was the source of this money?

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Sambit Patra has also not declared his shareholding in this company in his 2019 Lok Sabha affidavit from Puri.

Why did he hide this in his affidavit?

Why was Patra's company hoarding 61.52 lakhs of cash in black money during demonetization?

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Will @narendramodi prove he's a "chowkidar" & initiate a probe into the company of his party's national spokesperson & the RSS?

Will ED be asked to enquire where Patra got 61.52 lakhs in cash from?

Will news channels question Patra on this during their shows tonight?

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