THE Union Govt while filing
its affidavit in the PIL on black money, yesterday disclosed more names
to the Apex Court, having alleged black money in the HSBC Geneva branch.
The top three names which have come out in the public are Pradip Burman
of Dabur, a bullion trader from Rajkot named Pankaj Lodhya and Directors
of a Goa-based mining company Timblo Pvt Ltd.
Although
all the three have denied parking black money in their Swiss accounts but
at least one has admitted that the account was opened when Mr Burman was
an NRI and tax with penalty has been paid for infraction of the relevant
provisions of FEMA.
Interestingly,
two of the names have also figured in the lists of political donors who
have made decement contributions to the kitty of BJP as well as Congress.
For instance, the Goa-based company has made more than Rs one crore donation
to BJP and less than half a crore to the Congress. The Rajkot bullion trader
has close relations with the BJP.
Expressing
disappointment over the Centre's affidavit, Mr Ramjethmalani said that
the mountains of hardwork has produced a 'mouse' and the Government must
come out with more names in public.
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