Gadkari warns Income Tax officials probing Purti links

24 Jan 2013 Evaluate

Gadkari in an open threat, has in fact warned Income Tax officials of consequences when BJP comes to power, a day after his step down following no consensus on his name within the party after allegations against his Purti group.

The Income Tax authorities created unease for Gadkari and his camp when they conducted on-field inquiries on some 'shell' companies which had invested in Purti Power and Sugar Limited. Gadkari came out with a prompt statement condemning these inquiries by the I-T authorities as calculated, mischievous and politically motivate. 

Fresh Income Tax surveys on January 22 on companies funding Gadkari's Purti group made things worse for Gadkari. Mumbai Income Tax department in its preliminary probe had found that most of the companies with registered addresses were fake addresses and in course of the field surveys, the officers could not locate books of accounts. The allegations against Gadkari led to unease within the BJP top brass as the party's credibility would be hit if he was allowed to continue as the party President.

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