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 Singh's government who lost the Lok Sabha election in May.
There were murmurs of protest within the ruling BJP that not disclosing names would hurt the party's image after it had made bringing back black money, a key issue in a general election that it won by a landslide. The Centre's stand also drew a strong response from the Congress, which accused it of hypocrisy.
Turning the tables on the Congress, finance minister Arun Jaitley had recently said the disclosing of names of people holding black money accounts will embarrass the opposition party.
The Congress had hit back, daring the government to come out with complete information without indulging in "selective leaks" and pointing out that "the Congress is not going to be blackmailed under any such threat.
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