Yes Bank co-founder told ED that the money was used by the Gandhi family for the treatment of Congress President Sonia Gandhi in New York.
Yes Bank co-founder told ED that the money was used by the Gandhi family for the treatment of Congress President Sonia Gandhi in New York.
Congress on Sunday termed the allegation as ‘political vendetta’ Yes Bank co-founder Rana Kapoor who has told the Enforcement Directorate (ED) that he was “Forced” to buy MF Hussain’s painting from party leader Priyanka Gandhi VadraAnd questioned the credibility of him and the ED.
Mr Kapoor has told the ED that he was “forced” to buy MF Hussain paintings from Ms Priyanka Gandhi and that the proceeds from the sale were used by the Gandhi family for the treatment of Congress President Sonia Gandhi in New York. The chargesheet was filed by the Federal Anti-Money Laundering Agency in a special court in Mumbai.
He told the Enforcement Directorate (ED) that he was told by the then Petroleum Minister Murli Deora that refusing to buy the painting would not only prevent him from having ties with the Gandhi family but would also prevent him from getting the ‘Padma Bhushan’ . Prize.
Mr. Kapoor also told the agency that Ahmed Patel, a close confidante of Sonia Gandhi, had told him that by supporting the Gandhi family at an opportune time for Sonia Gandhi’s medical treatment, “I (Kapoor) had done a good deed for the family. And it will be duly considered for the ‘Padma Bhushan’ award”.
When asked about the allegations at a press conference, Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi said, “It is absolutely surprising. I don’t want to use a strong word, it is absolutely disgusting that the 2010 transaction, a person who has been doing business for years.” is behind bars. Those whose bail applications of 20-30 have been rejected, who are called crooks and cheaters, make allegations about dead people and the government is jumping with joy as it suits their political angle.” The government wants to boil the pot for 2022, a transaction in 2010, when neither Murli Deora is here to deny nor Ahmed Patel is here to deny, Mr Singhvi said.
“What is its purpose, is it the result of tactics and coercion of your (government) pressure on a person eager to get his freedom to record statements against your (government) political opponents and just boil the 12 year old thing Convenience of politics,” the Rajya Sabha MP said while targeting the government.
BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya, however, alleged that it was quite clear from Rana Kapoor’s confession before the ED that Gandhi and the Congress were not only “extortionists but also the highest bidders for the country’s highest civilian honour.” Or even selling it to the courtiers, who did so. Their bid”.
Responding to the allegations, Mr. Singhvi said that in March 2014, the loan book of Yes Bank stood at ₹55,000 crore and in March 2019, it had grown nearly five-fold to ₹2.41 lakh crore.
“Yes Bank’s loan book also showed a very dramatic increase between the two other dates, which is very inconvenient for the Modi government, which neither the government nor the prime minister talks about now. In March 2016, it was ₹98,000 crore and in March 2018, it became 2.03 lakh crore, almost more than double. Remember when demonetisation happened, November 2016,” he said.
Mr Singhvi also pointed out that the BJP-led Haryana government invested Rs 2,500 crore as government money in the accounts of “sunken” Yes Bank.
He said, “They are trying to create a fear psychosis to intimidate people to commit political vendetta, they should have known better. At least spare the dead. At least people like Deora and Ahmed Patel Don’t defame me.”
“We all know the credibility of the ED and more importantly the credibility of the accused person in this case who is believed to have made this statement,” he said.
Rana Kapoor’s statements are part of the second supplementary chargesheet (third overall) filed in the special court recently against the Yes Bank co-founder, his family, Dewan Housing Finance Ltd (DHFL) promoters Kapil and Dheeraj Wadhawan and others . money laundering case.
Stating that he had paid a check of ₹2 crore, Mr Kapoor claimed that “Milind Deora (son of late Murli Deora and former Congress MP) later told him confidentially that the proceeds of the sale would be used for Gandhi family for medical treatment. Sonia Gandhi’s treatment in New York”.
Mr Kapoor is currently in judicial custody since his arrest in the case in March 2020. Wadhawan is also in jail custody after his arrest in another case.