Union Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh today alleged that a scam of 25 Lakh fake MGNREGA job card has taken place in West Bengal in the regime of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The Union Minister was talking to the media in Begusarai in Bihar. Mr. Singh said after the process of Aadhaar seeding with MGNREGA card the scam has been exposed.  He told media persons the fake job cards have been issued to 05 lakh people who are not residing in their Panchayats.

The union minister said the state government is also not cooperating with the probe of those fake MGNREGA job cards.  He said in view of massive embezzlement in the state his ministry is mulling over to hand over the case to CBI.