Govt does not work with vendetta: MoS Finance

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Aug 09 2016 | 9:13 PM IST
Rejecting charges of vendetta behind income tax raids against an Aam Aadmi Party MLA, Minister of State for Finance Arjun Ram Meghwal today said any lawmaker doing illegal things will have to face legal scrutiny.
"This government does not work with vendetta," he told reporters when asked to comment on I-T raids against AAP MLA Kartar Singh Tanwar.
"If any MLA or MP of any party does illegal things, then whatever is the legal course he has to face that," he said.
While AAP has termed the raids as "witch-hunt" by the BJP-led NDA government, Meghwal said his government holds no "grudge" against anyone.
The Chhatarpur MLA's farm house and offices were raided by income tax officials in July.
Unconfirmed reports said the I-T raid led to recovery of alleged unaccounted wealth of Rs 130 crore.
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First Published: Aug 09 2016 | 9:13 PM IST

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