Cong seeks CBI probe into Mahesh Shah's IDS disclosure claim

Congress today alleged 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."

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Commenting on the PM's call to move towards cashless transactions, the Leader of Opposition in Gujarat Assembly, Shankersinh Vaghela termed it as a 'jumla' (idiomatic expression).
"Cashless is nothing but a jumla to divert people's attention from real problems. BJP and its leaders are having mastery over such jumla politics, be it the promise of depositing Rs 15 lakh in everyone's bank account or recent surgical strike across LoC. Now, they have come up with this new word 'cashless'," said Vaghela.
The former chief minister alleged that Modi introduced demonetisation just to win the Time magazine's 'Person of The Year' poll.

"Demonetisation was introduced by Modi just to win the Time magazine poll. Everything is being done for publicity. The PM has pushed the entire nation into anarchy just for the sake of his publicity," alleged Vaghela.