A letter to PM Modi was been written to which the response is still awaited
Ram Jethmalani
New Delhi: Senior advocate Ram Jethmalani, on whose plea the apex court had constituted a special investigation team on black money, said the Centre is trying to protect people who have stashed black money in foreign banks. Mr Jethmalani stated he has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue and that the PM’s response was awaited.
Speaking to reporters, finance minister Arun Jaitley defended the Central government’s move in the Supreme Court and said the details of people under investigation for having black money accounts cannot be revealed till a chargesheet has been filed in court.
“The tax pact signed by the Congress government in 1995 with Germany is constraining the Centre from declaring the names of persons who have black money accounts,” Mr Jaitley said. “The government of India is taking all necessary steps to access tax-related information from foreign governments. Black money stashed abroad will be brought back,” he said.
( Source : dc correspondent with agency inputs )
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