02-09-2009, 10:58 PM
<b>'Where did Amar Singh get Rs 48.5 crore from?</b>'<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Accusing Amar Singh of having donated more than $10 million (approximately Rs 45.8 crore) to the William [Images] J Clinton Foundation run by the former US President, Chaturvedi has pointed out, <b>"In his affidavit dated November 6, 2008, filed before the Election Commission, Amar Singh has disclosed net assets to the tune of Rs 37 crore, so where did he get Rs 48.5 crore from?"</b>
He has quoted the donation figure from the Clinton Foundation's published records.
The petitioner alleged, "Singh had neither disclosed the donated amount in his income tax returns nor did he take the mandatory permission of the RBI."
While the original complaint was made on January 30, 2008, Chaturvedi chose to release a copy to the media on Monday, following the Chief Election Commissioner's suggestion that such a complaint could be made only to the returning officer of the Rajya Sabha, since Singh is a member of the Upper House.
"I have sought to draw the attention of the CEC to the fact that the returning officer's role concludes once the election is over, therefore, the CEC must take cognisance of the complaint, which is of a serious nature," he told rediff.com.
Urging the CEC to suspend Singh's RS membership for making a 'false declaration' before the EC, Chaturvedi has also demanded the invocation of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, which prohibits such action
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He has quoted the donation figure from the Clinton Foundation's published records.
The petitioner alleged, "Singh had neither disclosed the donated amount in his income tax returns nor did he take the mandatory permission of the RBI."
While the original complaint was made on January 30, 2008, Chaturvedi chose to release a copy to the media on Monday, following the Chief Election Commissioner's suggestion that such a complaint could be made only to the returning officer of the Rajya Sabha, since Singh is a member of the Upper House.
"I have sought to draw the attention of the CEC to the fact that the returning officer's role concludes once the election is over, therefore, the CEC must take cognisance of the complaint, which is of a serious nature," he told rediff.com.
Urging the CEC to suspend Singh's RS membership for making a 'false declaration' before the EC, Chaturvedi has also demanded the invocation of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, which prohibits such action
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