Congress cites 'sting' to allege post-DeMo currency exchange for commission; BJP refutes charges

The Congress on Tuesday cited a 'sting operation' to allege exchange of old notes post-demonetisation for hefty commissions by people claiming proximity to the government and the BJP, but the ruling party refuted the allegations and said it would take appropriate legal action.

At a press conference here, senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal also alleged that currency notes worth thousands of crores were printed abroad and transported into India.

He alleged that "a team of government officials drawn from different departments were engaged in the exchange of old notes for new post demonetisation".

He, however, did not authenticate the videos he showed at the conference and said these are in public domain and the concerned agencies should initiate a probe. Sibal also claimed the Election Commission was not acting on their complaints.

Responding to the charges, union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in Patna that "Kapil Sibal has made false allegations on our (party) president (Amit Shah) and we will take legal action."