DEHRADUN: Accusing the Harish Rawat government of a Rs 3,300 crore scam, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has approached director, vigilance, with their complaint regarding the MoU signed by the state government and two foreign firms – International Oil Corporation (IOC), UAE and Kabul and Nuwam Limited, Hong Kong. As per the MoU signed on December 9 in Dehradun in the presence of CM Harish Rawat, the firms are to invest Rs 3,300 crore in the state.Pointing the finger at the two organizations, AAP has maintained that “in this day and age, it is shocking that both these organizations had no mention on the internet”. Demanding a probe by Central and state agencies into the matter, the AAP has asked the state government to make its stand clear in a week. The party has asked the state government to disclose the list of government officials who went to these foreign countries to check the credentials of the two firms.Senior AAP leader Anoop Nautiyal, who had contested from Tehri Lok Sabha seat, told TOI on Wednesday, “Our research and an in-depth study on the internet shows that no such firms exist. There is one website of International Oil Corporation but on opening it mentions that it is in the process of being made. Therefore, one fails to understand the logic behind the MoU. There are several doubts revolving around the issue, which the state government needs to clear.”Nautiyal said that through sources he got it confirmed from registrar of companies Hong Kong that there was no firm with the name of Nuwam Limited too.“What is shocking is the fact that when no one has heard about these two firms, who were the people who contacted the two firms and without any known background how can they invest such a massive amount in core sectors. This can emerge as one of the biggest scams in the state,” the AAP leader said.In a strong reaction, Congress termed it as “baseless” allegations made by the AAP to remain in the limelight prior to state polls. Surendra Kumar, Congress leader and media advisor to CM Rawat, said, “AAP also needs to answer whether the state government had given a single penny to both these firms. The state government had been exploring the possibilities of investment being made into state and when an opportunity came, an MoU was signed.” He pointed out that foreign exchange can only be diverted to the state as per the norms and guidelines of the RBI. “We cannot frame new policies for foreign investment,” added the Congress leader.An AAP delegation led by Nautiyal met director, vigilance, Ashok Kumar and handed over a seven-page complaint letter to him. A copy of the complaint has also been sent to Union finance minister Arun Jaitley, MoS for the ministry of commerce and industry Nirmala Sitharaman, CBI, Uttarakhand Governor, Uttarakhand chief minister and chief secretary.Besides calling for a probe by Central and state agencies, the AAP has asked them to probe “whether black money laundering was being carried out under the cover of an MoU?” Nautiyal said, “If the allegations are correct then strict action needs to be taken against people involved in the process and state government should make a public apology.”