Mumbai, April 15 (Inditop.com) Eminent lawyer and former Rajya Sabha member Ram Jethmalani Thursday demanded a probe into alleged money-laundering by billionaire Pune stud farm owner Hassan Ali.
Addressing a press conference here this afternoon, Jethmalani said that as per official records in 2007 Ali owed the government a whopping Rs.37,000 crore as tax dues.
Jethmalani claimed that Ali had over Rs.820 crore stashed away in Swiss bank accounts.
“From where did he acquire so much money? Why is the government not conducting an inquiry into his huge wealth,” questioned Jethmalani, calling for a probe into Ali’s fortune.
Ali has been in news ever since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) presented a CD in the state legislature early this week to expose his links.
The CD, which allegedly shows Ali having links with former chief minister and now Union minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal and Home Minister R.R. Patil, was tabled in the legislative assembly by BJP legislator Devendra Fadnavis from Nagpur.
The Maharashtra government Tuesday announced a probe by the Crime Investigation Department (CID) into the CD which allegedly shows top state politicians having links with Ali.
