NCP chief spokesperson Mahesh Taapsee said the Income Tax Department and Enforcement Directorate should trace the source of ‘black money’
NCP chief spokesperson Mahesh Taapsee said the Income Tax Department and Enforcement Directorate should trace the source of ‘black money’
among political crisis in maharashtra a. triggered by the rebellion Large section of Shiv Sena MLAsThe NCP on Saturday sought to know who was paying the hotel bills in Guwahati and Surat.
The Sharad Pawar-led party, which shares power with the Shiv Sena and Congress in the state, also asked the Income Tax Department and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to trace the source of the “black money”.
‘riding rate’
NCP chief spokesperson Mahesh Taapsee asked, “Who is paying the bills for hotels in Surat and Guwahati as well as for chartered flights? Is it true that the horse trading rate is ₹50 crore?”
“If the ED and IT are activated, the source of black money will be exposed,” he said.
Most of the Shiv Sena MLAs have shifted their allegiance to the minister. Eknath Shinde and are camping in Guwahati, jeopardizing the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government led by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, who heads the Shiv Sena. Shinde and several other MLAs were also staying in a hotel in Surat before a hotel in Guwahati became a haven for the rebel MLAs.