Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “betraying” people with “zero action” against black money stashed abroad, the Congress on Monday demanded resignation of Union Minister Jayant Sinha and BJP MP RK Sinha after their names figured in the ‘Paradise Papers’.
AICC chief spokesman Randeep Surjewala asked the Prime Minister whether he would take action against Sinha and make public the names of all those people who hold black money accounts abroad.
Surjewala said Sinha, after his name appeared in the ‘Paradise Papers’ on financial holdings abroad, has no right to be in the Government even for a single day and should immediately resign.
He also said the Congress has already demanded that all four Union Ministers who are directors of ‘India Foundation’ run by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval’s son should resign over “conflict of interest”.
“PM Modi has betrayed the people of India with zero action against black money stashed by Indians abroad and corruption. No FIR has been registered in the ‘Panama Papers’ expose and now 714 Indian links of the Paradise Papers have revealed new tax havens,” he said.
The Congress leader said the Modi Government should order an investigation into the Paradise Papers and no guilty should be spared. He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “so-called fight” against black money and corruption remains “complete flop”, as he had promised to bring back Rs 80 lakh crore during his first 100 days in office and deposit Rs 15 lakh in bank accounts of Indians.
The Congress asked when will the Government initiate action against BJP leaders named in Panama Papers. “These include Abhishek Singh, the son of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh, Shishir Bajoria from West Bengal (Chairman of IIM, Shillong) and Anurag Kejriwal - both having links with BJP and named in the Panama Papers,” he said.