Target me directly, PC tells Modi government
New Delhi, Dec 2, 2015, dhns:
Target me directly, do not harass friends of my son, former Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday as Income Tax department sleuths raided firms allegedly linked to Karti Chidambaram.
Terming the raids “malicious onslaught” by the Modi government, the former Union minister said neither his son Karti nor any of his family members were associated with the firms that were being investigated for “large-scale financial irregularities.”
Raids were reportedly carried out at a private eye care chain and a consulting firm that had allegedly received large amounts of money in connection with the Aircel-Maxis deal probed for irregularities in the telecom spectrum allocation scam.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes rejected Chidambaram’s claims and asserted that the searches were carried out on the basis of “credible information of tax evasion” and “large-scale financial irregularities”.
The CBDT said certain incriminating evidence indicative of tax evasion and financial irregularities have been recovered during the on-going investigation.
“Further action as per law will follow,” Shefali Shah, CBDT spokesperson said in a statement.
“If the government wishes to target me, they should do so directly, not harass friends of my son who carry on their own businesses and have nothing to do with politics,” Chidambaram said in a statement.
“My family and I are quite prepared to face the malicious onslaught launched by the government,” the former finance minister said.
In August, two directors of the consulting company had been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the Aircel-Maxis case and charges of money laundering.
Terming the raids “malicious onslaught” by the Modi government, the former Union minister said neither his son Karti nor any of his family members were associated with the firms that were being investigated for “large-scale financial irregularities.”
Raids were reportedly carried out at a private eye care chain and a consulting firm that had allegedly received large amounts of money in connection with the Aircel-Maxis deal probed for irregularities in the telecom spectrum allocation scam.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes rejected Chidambaram’s claims and asserted that the searches were carried out on the basis of “credible information of tax evasion” and “large-scale financial irregularities”.
The CBDT said certain incriminating evidence indicative of tax evasion and financial irregularities have been recovered during the on-going investigation.
“Further action as per law will follow,” Shefali Shah, CBDT spokesperson said in a statement.
“If the government wishes to target me, they should do so directly, not harass friends of my son who carry on their own businesses and have nothing to do with politics,” Chidambaram said in a statement.
“My family and I are quite prepared to face the malicious onslaught launched by the government,” the former finance minister said.
In August, two directors of the consulting company had been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the Aircel-Maxis case and charges of money laundering.
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