Sleuths swoop down on former FM’s son too
PTI
NEW DELHI
The searches by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Income Tax (IT) department were condemned by the opposition as “political vendetta” by the Centre with the Congress saying it will not be cowed down by the politics of “revenge” which was the “DNA of the government.” But the NDA government hit back, saying today was the day of accountability for the “corrupt.”
The CBI searched the homes and offices of Karti Chidambaram, son of P Chidambaram, a former finance minister, across four cities including Chennai for allegedly receiving money from a media firm INX owned by Indrani and Peter Mukerjea to allegedly manipulate a tax probe.
Separately, the Income Tax department conducted raids and surveys on at least 22 locations in Delhi and adjoining
Day of reckoning has come: Jaitley
NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today defended searches at the homes of his predecessor P Chidambaram and his son as also RJD chief Lalu Prasad, saying the day of reckoning has come for many and they will be held accountable for their misdeeds.
