The Congress Wednesday said the central government can't take credit for revealing names of people holding black money abroad when it did so on a Supreme Court directive.
"It is wrong for anyone to take credit for anything that is (being done) by the order of the Supreme Court," party spokesman Abhishek Singhvi said.
Speaking after the government submitted 627 names of foreign bank account holders to the apex court, Singhvi wanted to know where was the illegally stashed cash the BJP had pledged to bring back after taking power.
"The BJP kept saying we will bring back so many crores of rupees and put it in your pocket... Have they put even Rs.55 in anyone's pocket? Where is the money they promised?" he asked.
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