Kirit Somaiya accuses Maharashtra Minister of money laundering
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Maharashtra Rural Development Minister Hasan Mushrif has threatened to file ₹100 crore defamation suit against the BJP leader
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kirit Somaiya on Monday accused senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and Maharashtra Rural Development Minister Hasan Mushrif and his relatives of being involved in a ₹127 crore money laundering scam case. Minutes after Mr. Somaiya’s allegations, Mr. Mushrif, an influential leader from Kolhapur, said he would file a ₹100-crore defamation suit against the BJP leader at the Kolhapur district court within the next fortnight. “Mr. Mushrif and his family, including his son, have created companies which in turn have had transactions with Kolkata-based shell companies. Their financial transactions shown in their bank accounts receiving income from those companies which did not exist,” alleged the former BJP MP, who is also vice-president of the party’s Maharashtra unit.More Related News
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