IYC activists hold protest, demand Jaitley's resignation over Mehul Choksi issue

Activists of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) Tuesday held a protest against Union Finance minister Arun Jaitley, demanding his resignation over his daughter and son-in-law's alleged involvement in the Mehul Choksi case.

According to the IYC, the youth Congress activists marched from the IYC headquarters to Krishna Menon Marg, but were stopped by the Delhi Police.

"Nation-wide protests are being held against the role of finance minister in the Mehul Choksi case and effigy burnings have been observed by various dissatisfied sections of society," a statement quoted IYC chief Keshav Chand Yadav as saying.

The statement stated that police detained several activists during protest and took them to the Parliament Police Station.

Several IYC leaders, including vice-president Srinivas B Venkatesh and national spokesperson Amrish Ranjan Pandey, participated in the protest.

The Congress has alleged that Jaitley's daughter and son-in-law, both lawyers, allegedly received a retainership of Rs 24 lakh from Choksi.

However, Jaitley's son-in-law had earlier issued a statement stating that his law firm had returned the retainership the moment they came to know that the company was involved in a scam.