Jaitley slams AAP move to approach SC over funding
Delhi election 2015: AAP to approach SC to probe funding of political parties
Funding controversy: AAP dares BJP, Congress
NEW DELHI: Senior Aam Aadmi Party members Yogendra Yadav, Kumar Vishwas, Ashutosh, Ashish Khaitan and Sanjay Singh will submit a letter to the Supreme Court at 10.30am on Tuesday to request for setting up of a special investigation team to probe funding of political parties, including AAP.
It will also write letters to BJP and Congress, asking for their support in the formation of the SIT and cooperation in any probe.
This was tweeted by AAP leader Ashutosh party chief Arvind Kejriwal.
The move comes a day after a breakaway volunteer faction of the party, AVAM, accused AAP of money laundering.
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Basing its charge on details of donations listed by AAP on its website, AAP Volunteer Action Manch alleged donations worth Rs 2 crore were shown from companies which have no resources to make such donations.
The controversy, five days before the assembly election on February 7, had rival BJP at AAP's throat accusing it of hypocrisy regarding its transparent mode of funding. The Congress, too, attacked AAP for its alleged double-speak and demanded an immediate probe .
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Refusing to react directly to the charge, senior AAP members said the party has accepted every payment by cheque and asked for the donor's PAN card. Beyond that, they said, they didn't have the wherewithal to check the source of money. They added that AAP's accounts have been inspected twice by the home ministry and nothing wrong has been found with them. AAP also said it was open to a probe by a Supreme Court-monitored SIT.
Still, it seemed odd that as much as Rs 2 crore came into its kitty on one day nine months ago, and AAP leaders, including Arvind Kejriwal, who is a former IRS officer, didn't wake up to the sudden flood of money. At the same time, it might be argued that if AAP indeed had something to hide, why would it put it out in the open on the internet?
Making the sensational disclosure at a press conference, AVAM's Gopal Goel said, "We have four transaction IDs under which donations of Rs 50 lakh each were made by four companies at 12 am on April 5, 2014. The companies have fake addresses, a common set of directors and no business at all. They do not buy or sell anything. They make no money and only pay auditors. In fact, there has never been more than Rs 25,000 in their accounts at any point of time. This is a case of organised money laundering."
AVAM says it has a list of more shady donations.
The elections for the 70-member Delhi assembly will be held in a single phase on February 7. The counting of votes will take place on February 10. The last day of campaigning is February 5.
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It will also write letters to BJP and Congress, asking for their support in the formation of the SIT and cooperation in any probe.
This was tweeted by AAP leader Ashutosh party chief Arvind Kejriwal.
The move comes a day after a breakaway volunteer faction of the party, AVAM, accused AAP of money laundering.
Delhi elections 2015: Complete coverage
Basing its charge on details of donations listed by AAP on its website, AAP Volunteer Action Manch alleged donations worth Rs 2 crore were shown from companies which have no resources to make such donations.
The controversy, five days before the assembly election on February 7, had rival BJP at AAP's throat accusing it of hypocrisy regarding its transparent mode of funding. The Congress, too, attacked AAP for its alleged double-speak and demanded an immediate probe .
READ ALSO: Breakaway group accuses AAP of money laundering
Refusing to react directly to the charge, senior AAP members said the party has accepted every payment by cheque and asked for the donor's PAN card. Beyond that, they said, they didn't have the wherewithal to check the source of money. They added that AAP's accounts have been inspected twice by the home ministry and nothing wrong has been found with them. AAP also said it was open to a probe by a Supreme Court-monitored SIT.
Still, it seemed odd that as much as Rs 2 crore came into its kitty on one day nine months ago, and AAP leaders, including Arvind Kejriwal, who is a former IRS officer, didn't wake up to the sudden flood of money. At the same time, it might be argued that if AAP indeed had something to hide, why would it put it out in the open on the internet?
Making the sensational disclosure at a press conference, AVAM's Gopal Goel said, "We have four transaction IDs under which donations of Rs 50 lakh each were made by four companies at 12 am on April 5, 2014. The companies have fake addresses, a common set of directors and no business at all. They do not buy or sell anything. They make no money and only pay auditors. In fact, there has never been more than Rs 25,000 in their accounts at any point of time. This is a case of organised money laundering."
AVAM says it has a list of more shady donations.
The elections for the 70-member Delhi assembly will be held in a single phase on February 7. The counting of votes will take place on February 10. The last day of campaigning is February 5.
READ ALSO: Don't be misled by 'pracharak' Modi and 'dharnebaaz' Kejriwal, Sonia says