BJP rebutted the charges as bogus and fake, terming it as a tactic to deflect focus from Rahul over tax evasion
The Congress has threatened to approach the Election commission against BJP chief Amit Shah alleging that he did not declare liabilities in Rajya Sabha affidavit despite two plots of land owned by him being mortgaged by his son Jay Shah.
The BJP rebutted the charges as 'bogus and fake'.
BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said Shah cannot show the liability of an independent entity belonging to his son as his own liability.
"The allegations are totally bogus and fake...Even if Amit Shahji has mortgaged his property, it does not mean that liability is his," Patra said, adding the BJP chief has only mortgaged his property as a collateral security for his adult son's company.
Patra said, besides their own liabilities, politicians have to show liabilities of their spouse and dependent or minor children.
"On the contrary, he (Shah) will be violating the law if he shows his adult son's liability in his election affidavit," added Patra.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh alleged the net worth of Kusum Finserve, a limited liability partnership firm owned by Jay Shah, was Rs 6 crore, but it managed to obtain credit facility of Rs 95 crore from various cooperative and private banks.
Ramesh said the firm has not given an annual report to the government under the Companies Act and is yet to submit its annual report for 2016-17, which is illegal.
In a counter attack, Patra called the allegations a desperate tactic to deflect the allegations of evading income tax liabilities against Congress chief Rahul Gandhi.
All returns, including income tax and GST, of the company are up to date and if the filing of annual return is delayed, it can be submitted with late filing fee, he added.
Liabilities
The Congress alleged BJP chief Amit Shah did not declare liabilities in Rajya Sabha affidavits despite two plots of land that are owned by him being mortgaged by his son Jay Shah.
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