In a direct attack on Narendra Modi, the Shiv Sena on Saturday asked the Prime Minister about his promise of stopping corruption in the country as major bank scam came to light.
In a direct attack on Narendra Modi, the Shiv Sena on Saturday asked the Prime Minister about his promise of stopping corruption in the country as major bank scam came to light.
Government-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) has alleged that it has been chated off Rs 11,400 crore by billionaire diamantaire Nirav Modi and his partner.
Shiv Sena leader said Manisha Kayande today said people had voted the BJP in large numbers in 2014 elections after it promised to put a brake on corruption.
Kayande said: "Modi ji ne sapna dikhaya tha 'Na khaunga na khane dunga', logon ne isiliye bhar ke vote diye. Par ye kya ho raha hai? Saamanya aadmi aaj bank se darta hai aur Lalit Modi, Nirav Modi, Vijay Mallya sab bhaag gaye,sarkar ki naak ne neeche se (Modi ji promised that neither he would indulge in corruption, nor he would allow others to do so and that is why people voted for him in large numbers. But what is happening now? The common man is afraid of banks and the likes of Lalit Modi, Nirav Modi and Vijay Mallya fled the country under government's nose."
In its complaint to the CBI, PNB has alleged that 293 Letters of Understanding (LoUs) worth Rs 11,400 crore were fraudulently issued to the companies of Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi from one of its branches in Mumbai.
The LoUs were issued by the Punjab National Bank to Indian banks in Mauritius, Bahrain, Hong Kong, Antwerp and Frankfurt for the accused companies, the officials said.
The CBI in its FIR has alleged that some bank officials issued fraudulent and unauthorised letters of undertakings in favour of foreign branches of different India-based banks.
The officials omitted entries of LoUs in the core banking system of the bank issued on behalf of the accused companies to avoid detection, they said.
46-year old Nirav Modi, who holds an Indian passport, left the country on January 1, while his brother Nishal, a Belgian citizen, departed from the country on same day. However, whether they travelled together has to be probed, they said.
Modi's wife Ami, a US citizen, left on January 6 and his business Mehul Choksi left the country on January 4, the officials said.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has suspended the passport of Modi and Choksi.
The central agency has approached the Interpol with a request for issuing 'Diffusion Notice' which was aimed at locating an individual.
(With PTI inputs)
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