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Modi govt facilitated great escape of Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi: Congress

The Income tax report reveals in detail how Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi's companies — Firestar International Pvt Ltd and Gitanjali Group of companies carried out various frauds duping PNB Bank of Rs 26,306 crore.

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In a renewed attack on the Modi government, Congress on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley of facilitating 'fraudsters' Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi to flee the country despite being well aware of their scams.

The Congress said, a 10,000 page 'Income Tax Probe Report' on Mehul Choksi and Nirav Modi was finalised by the agency on June 8, 2017, but was not shared with Finance Ministry's Serious Fraud Investigation Office, Central Bureau of Investigation, Enforcement Directorate and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence for over 8 months, until February 2018.

"A 'corruption tsunami' has unleashed in the first 44 months of Modi Govt where the country has witnessed 19,000 'Bank Fraud Cases' involving Rs 90,000 crore. Twenty three fraudsters have escaped India under their watch after duping the country by over Rs 53,000 crore," said Congress media in-charge, Randeep Surjewala.

"Successive escapes of Vijay Mallya, Lalit Modi, Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi and others reflect that Modi government is not a guardian of 'public money' but a 'travel agency' facilitating 'fraud, fleece & fly to foreign shores' of willful bank defaulters," he added.

Congress alleged that to facilitate all this principal chief commissioner of Income Tax of Gujarat region, Sushil Chandra was first appointed as the chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) in December 2015 and was then given two extensions in June, 2017 and May, 2018.

Surjewala also questioned the recent appointment of Hasmukh Adhia as finance and revenue secretary despite BJP National Executive Member and Rajya Sabha MP, Subramanian Swamy seeking action against him over alleged role in the PNB Scam.

The Income tax report reveals in detail how Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi's companies — Firestar International Pvt Ltd and Gitanjali Group of companies carried out various frauds duping PNB Bank of Rs 26,306 crore.

Surjewala asked if CBDT chairman Sushil Chandra was given two consecutive extensions as a reward for the 'cover up' exercise in Choksi-Modi scam.

He also sought to know why the Modi government is not taking action against Hasmukh Adhia who is in the eye of storm of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy for his alleged role in mega PNB Scam and escape of Mehul Choksi & Nirav Modi.

Sitting On It

Allegedly, an ‘Income Tax Probe Report’ on Choksi and Nirav Modi was finalised on June 8, 2017, but not shared with Finance Ministry’s Serious Fraud Investigation Office, CBI, ED for over 8 months.

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