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Buddhadeb wants black money be brought back to India
Kolkata, Feb 13 (PTI) West Bengal Chief MinisterBuddhadeb Bhattacherjee today demanded that UPA governmenttake steps to bring back black money stashed in foreign banksand make public details of the account holders.
"These ill-gotten money stashed in foreign banksshould be brought back to India and details of the accountholders must be made public," he told a Left Front rally here.
The money belonged to people and it must beconfiscated, he said.
Targetting Congress, he wondered what was preventingthe party from taking action. "Why is Congress sitting tightover the issue? What they are afraid of?" he said.
"Black and white money are all in equal circulation.
The country''s money has been plundered and stashed in foreignbanks," he said.
Story first published: Sunday, February 13, 2011, 22:02 [IST]