Dikhyaa Mohanty 
The BJP urged that the CBI or ED look into the problem of bogus certificate fraud. On Sunday, BJP leader Prithiviraj Harichandan said that chief minister Naveen Patnaik had ordered the crime branch investigation to protect his own supporters. The false certificate manufacturing company and its owner, according to Harichandan, the BJP state general secretary, have close ties to BJD politicians. “There is proof of the owner’s ties to members of the ruling party. There are also potential money laundering elements to this case. Because of this, we demand that the government turn this matter over to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI),” he continued.
He claimed that despite state residents being aware of the findings, the state government frequently authorized CB investigations. CB is under the home department’s authority. When members of the ruling party are mentioned in the case, how can we expect a fair investigation? he added. Santosh Singh Saluja, a Congress lawmaker and MLA for Kantabanji, said that the state administration authorized this CB probe in order to deflect attention from the original investigation. It won’t accomplish the goal, he continued.
A BJD leader from Balangir said that the inquiry into the situation was being handled properly by Balangir SP. “Criminal Branch will now continue the investigation. The opposition parties have a responsibility to disparage the incumbent party and the administration, he continued. The phony certificate ring that Balangir police broke last week with the arrest of 19 persons, including the ringleader Manoj Mishra, is already the subject of an inquiry by the Crime Branch. During the document verification process for applicants who had applied for a postal job, the scam was discovered. When authorities investigated a teaching facility managed by the mastermind as a result of this, they discovered hundreds of phony diplomas and supporting documentation.
