After the Revenue Tax Division has recovered Rs 353 crore from Dhiraj Sahu’s premises, Congress MP on Friday said that the money that has been recovered is said to his liquor corporations, information company ANI reported. Talking with ANI, Dhiraj said: “Within the final 30-35 years of my political profession, that is the primary time that this sort of incident has taken place, as a result of which I’m damage. What is occurring immediately makes me unhappy. I can admit that the cash that has been recovered belongs to my agency. The money that has been recovered is said to my liquor corporations; it’s the proceeds from the sale of liquor.”
“My elder brother has been in politics and now we have finished a number of growth work. My father used to assist the poor and now we have opened many schools and faculties. I’ve a liquor enterprise, which is run by my household and kin,” he stated.
#WATCH | Delhi | First response of Congress MP Dhiraj Prasad Sahu on I-T raids and restoration of lots of of crores of rupees in money from premises linked to him.
He says, “…What is occurring immediately makes me unhappy. I can admit that the cash that has been recovered belongs to my… pic.twitter.com/TgpMXhCC2B
— ANI (@ANI) December 15, 2023
He additionally said that his firm has been in operation for over a century.
On BJP’s allegation of the money being black cash, he stated: “I’ve already stated that the cash is from the enterprise corporations of my household…Let the aspect of the Revenue Tax Division come whether or not it’s ‘Kaala Dhan’ or ‘Safed Dhan’. I’m not within the enterprise line. The members of my household will reply this…I do not understand how individuals are viewing this however I can confidently say that this cash has nothing to do with Congress or every other political get together.”
#WATCH | Delhi | First response of Congress MP Dhiraj Prasad Sahu on I-T raids and restoration of lots of of crores of rupees in money from premises linked to him.
On BJP’s allegation of the money being black cash, he says, “I’ve already stated that the cash is from the enterprise… pic.twitter.com/W8PEx1DHlN
— ANI (@ANI) December 15, 2023
Dhiraj Sahu, the 64-year-old Congress Rajya Sabha MP from Jharkhand, is within the highlight after the Revenue Tax officers raided his residences in Odisha and Jharkhand and confiscated Rs 353 crore and round 3 kilogramme of gold jewelry.
After raiding Odisha-based Boudh Distillery Personal Restricted and organisations related to it, IT sleuths seized essentially the most money ever in a single motion by any investigating company within the nation.
Over 50 financial institution officers utilised 40 machines for 5 days to depend the currencies seized from industries in Blangir, Titlagarh, and Sambalpur.
BJP Levels Demonstration With Faux Foreign money Notes, Demand CBI Probe
The Odisha BJP protests in opposition to the administration of CM Naveen Patnaik by displaying baskets of faux money notes after the Revenue Tax seizes money from the premises of Congress MP Dhiraj Prasad Sahu in Balangir district.
#WATCH | Bhubaneswar: Over the seizure of money from Balangir district from the premises associated to Congress MP Dhiraj Prasad Sahu by the Revenue Tax, Odisha BJP holds an indication in opposition to CM Naveen Patnaik’s authorities by placing baskets of faux forex notes on show pic.twitter.com/bUE8ZJFe5y
— ANI (@ANI) December 15, 2023
With an uncommon protest of laying baskets with phoney forex notes on the streets right here, the opposition BJP in Odisha renewed its demand for a CBI inquiry into the supply of unaccounted money collected throughout income-tax division raids on distilleries, PTI reported.
The get together claims that the over Rs 350 crore in unaccounted money found within the searches was put aside by the ruling BJD for the forthcoming meeting and Lok Sabha elections.
“The liquor merchants saved such an enormous sum of money in collusion with BJD leaders,” claimed Bhubaneswar BJP unit president Babu Singh.