PM asks BJP lawmakers to submit bank details
posted on Nov 29, 2016 @ 3:14PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked BJP MPs and MLAs to submit details of their bank account transactions between November 8 and December 31, this come amid allegations that many were aware about notes ban before the official announcement. The government has flatly denied those accusations, but the opposition points to a land-buying spree undertaken by the BJP in Bihar before demonetization was ordered. The bank account details will have to be submitted to party president Amit Shah, Prime Minister Modi said at the parliamentary party meet today. He also said that the purpose of the recently introduced IT Amendment Bill is to use the money recovered for the welfare of the poor, and not for turning black money into white. Reacting to this, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal took to Twitter and said details of transactions made before six months of the announcement should also be revealed. The move is an effort to blunt opposition criticism.