Black money case: 3 Swiss bank account holders named, no one is a neta !!! Sikkim Online Updates: The names of Pradip Burman of Dabur, Rajkot-based bullion trader Pankaj Chalamanlal Lodhia and Goa-based mining baron Radha Timloo were disclosed by the Centre on Monday in an affidavit submitted before the Supreme Court on Indians holding illegal bank accounts abroad. According to reports on Monday, other Indians being investigated for allegedly stashing black money in foreign banks include four from the Congress. Among them is a former minister in Manmohan Singhs government who lost the Lok Sabha election in May. Read: Black money row: Burmans say Swiss bank account legal Soon after the revelation, the Congress attacked the Centre, accusing it of devious intentions. The government is acting over-smart and to the gallery. The Centre has devious intentions now, Congress spokesperson Renuka Chowdhary said. Video: I have no Swiss bank account: Pankaj Chalamanlal Lodhia Another Congress leader claimed the three names disclosed on Monday were already released by the UPA government earlier. These names were already revealed by the UPA. The selective leakage of names smells of suspicious motives, Sandeep Dikshit said. Today is a historic day in the black money case. The process of disclosure of names has started, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said. In its manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections, the BJP had promised to bring back the untaxed or black money alleged stashed in foreign banks. Dabur came out with a statement shortly after the Centres affidavit was filed in the apex court. We wish to state that this account was opened when he (Pradip Burman) was an NRI and was legally allowed to open this account. It is very unfortunate that every person having an account overseas is being painted with the same brush, it said. Earlier, a controversial application submitted in the Supreme Court expressed the NDA governments inability to reveal the names because of bilateral double taxation treaties India has signed with many countries - an argument that the previous UPA government had also used when the case was heard during their tenure. The Modi governments U-turn on black money was severely criticised by the opposition parties, especially the Congress, which accused the Centre of doublespeak and politicising the issue. The Centres stand also prompted senior Supreme Court lawyer and main petitioner in the black money case, Ram Jethmalani , to write a scathing letter to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, accusing him of taking an ill-advised stand on the issue in the apex court. Jethmalanis sharp reactions came shortly after the Congress said it will not be embarrassed if a name belonging to the party figures in the list of Indians holding illegal foreign bank accounts, calling it an individual transgression. Jaitley had warned the Congress of embarrassment when the list of Indians hoarding black money in other countries is revealed. Whatever name is there will embarrass the individual, the party wont be. These are individual transgressions, Jaitleys predecessor as Union Finance Minister and senior Congress spokesperson, P Chidambaram, told a TV channel on Friday.
Posted on: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 10:12:29 +0000
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