After the first arrest of an lIC agent Anand Chauhan, in connection with the money laundering case against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh by the Enforcement Directorate, Congress on Sunday asserted that the
main aim of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is to defame the ruling Congress party in Himachal and wants the Chief Minister to resign over 'false allegations'
While talking to the mediapersons, Congress leader Anirudh Singh on Sunday said that the BJP Government is trying to defame and harass him and his family in different
ways, adding that the Chief Minister will not resign over false allegations by BJP government.
Chauhan was arrested from Chandigarh under the provisions of the Prevention of Money laundering Act (PMlA), as he was instrumental in investing Rs 5 crore in lIC polices in the name of the Chief Minister’s family members including his wife and children.
last month, Virbhadra Singh was called for questioning at the CBI office.The agency has also attached assets worth about Rs eight crores against the Virbhadra earlier this year.
On September 26 last year, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had searched the Chief Minister’s residence and 10 other places in connection with the case.
CBI had registered a case of disproportionate assets (DA) against the Chief Minister last year and also raided his house — Holly lodge.
Charges against Singh relates to his term as union minister of steel in the Manmohan Singh-led government. It was alleged that Virbhadra and his family members had amassed wealth of Rs 6.1 crores from unknown sources of income during 2009-2011.