Union Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday launched a fresh attack on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking his reply on his Cabinet colleague Satyendar Jain, who is in the custody of the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case.
“I asked ten questions to Kejriwal ji around 12.30 pm on June 1. The eleventh question was whether Kejriwal ji still think that Satyendar Jain did not do theft. Does Kejriwal believe that Satyendar Jain keeps no black money? Does he believe that Jain is innocent? I have not received the reply to any of my questions yet till June 8,” the Women and Child Development Irani asked while speaking to news agency ANI.
Mentioning that the ED has recovered around Rs 2.80 crore in cash, and 133 gold coins weighing over 1 kg from the residence of Jain and his aides, Irani asked whether Kejriwal still finds Satyendar Jain “innocent” despite these recoveries.
She reminded “Kejriwal had said that he checked the papers himself”, and asked whether he did not check such huge cash processed by Satyendar Jain. “Did not he check gold in such huge quantity as well as illegal property?” asked the minister.
She asked whether Kejriwal checked the order of the Delhi High Court on how Jain collected Rs 16 crore black money with the help of shell companies and Hawala operators.
The ED on Tuesday claimed to have seized 2.85 crore cash and 133 gold coins weighing 1.80 kg from Jain’s aides during its day-long raid conducted a day ago.