Commenting on the recent Income Tax raids on his premises, in which crores of rupees were unearthed, Congress MP Dhiraj Prasad Sahu for the first time responded, saying that the money has nothing to do with the grand old party or any political party.
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday targeted Congress, saying, "The Congress party can't escape from their wrong deeds; they have to pay a price," Rijiju added.
The Income Tax department has, so far, recovered a cash haul of Rs 351 crore during its searches on Boudh Distillery Private Limited, a company based in Odisha. The company is allegedly linked to Congress Rajya Sabha MP Dheeraj Sahu, sources said.
Himachal Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) incharge Avinash Rai Khanna on Sunday said that the real face of the Congress party has been exposed after the Rs 200 crore scam.
During the Income Tax raids at properties connected to Rajya Sabha MP Dheeraj Sahu, huge stacks of currency notes were seized. SBI Regional Manager, Bhagat Behera on Sunday said that out of the 176 bags received, 140 have been accounted for, and the counting of the remaining bags is sched
Union Minister Anurag Thakur hit out at Congress on Friday after crores of rupees were recovered from party MP Dheeraj Kumar Sahu's premises during Income Tax raids.
The Income Tax Department conducted raids at Boudh Distilleries Private Limited in Odisha and Jharkhand and recovered huge cash from the premises linked to the company on Tuesday.
The IT department also conducted raid at the Corporate office of Boudh Distillery Limited, in Khordha, Bhubaneswar and searches are going at Bolangir and Sambalpur in Odisha and Ranchi, Lohardaga in Jharkhand.