“Since he is Congress MP, he should make an official statement about how such a big amount of money came to him,” Pandey said
A huge pile of cash has been recovered so far in the searches conducted by the Income Tax department. File pic/Twitter
Jharkhand Congress in-charge Avinash Pandey on Sunday said that a clarification has been sought from party MP Dheeraj Sahu in connection with the recovery of huge cash. Pandey, however, clarified that is it a private matter of Dheeraj Sahu and the party has nothing to do with it.
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“Since he is Congress MP, he should make an official statement about how such a big amount of money came to him,” Pandey said.
He also said, “The party has a clear-cut stand that it is a private matter of Sahu, which has nothing to do with the Congress party. A huge pile of cash has been recovered in the searches conducted by the IT department against Odisha-based Boudh Distillery Pvt. Ltd. and entities linked to it. Premises linked to Sahu were also covered as part of the searches.
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