Congress demands cbi probe into realtor mahesh shah's ids disclosure claim

Congress alleged that the Gujarat government was trying to ensure that Mahesh Shah does not reveal any names behind the Rs 13,860 crore income disclosure. Congress on Tuesday alleged that

the Gujarat government was trying to ensure that local businessman Mahesh Shah, who declared a whopping Rs 13,860 crore under the black money scheme and later tempered it saying he acted as

a 'front' for others, does not reveal any names and demanded a CBI probe into the entire episode. Expressing displeasure over the ongoing enquiry by the Income Tax Department, the

gujarat unit president of Congress Bharatsinh Solanki said the truth will come out only if CBI takes over the probe. "Instead of taking a strict action, Shah has been given VIP

treatment and is not yet arrested by government. It's very clear that no Congress leader was involved in that scam. Because, if we were involved the government would have taken a swift

action. Many people are claiming that money belonged to some BJP leaders," Solanki alleged while addressing a press conference here. He alleged that instead of putting Shah under arrest

on the charge of money laundering, the government was trying to ensure that he does not reveal any names. "It seems government is waiting for Shah to give names voluntarily. We are of

the opinion the enquiry into this case should be handed over to CBI. That is the only way to bring out the truth. If government forms an enquiry commission, truth will never come out,"

alleged Solanki. Shah, a property dealer, shot into limelight after he declared Rs 13,860 crore under Income Declaration Scheme, which closed on September 30. After going missing for a few

days, Shah resurfaced on a television channel claiming that he was just a front and the money belonged to other people and not him. Though he announced that he will disclose the names of

these people soon, Shah did not share any such details with I-T officials who questioned him for two days. However, the disclosure made by Shah has been rejected by the I-T department and a

probe was ordered to determine the intention behind the false claim. Meanwhile, Solanki criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for demonetising the high value currency notes, saying

"behind every scheme floated by Modi there exists a scam." "When he (Modi) was chief minister of Gujarat, he made tall claims about the discovery of huge amount of gas in KG

basin block by GSPC. Later, everyone realised through CAG report that it was scam of Rs 20,000 crore. Similarly, many people having links with the BJP are now busy converting black money

into white on a commission basis after demonetisation," said Solanki.