Congress party, which is facing criticism for showing its reluctance over brining back the 'black money' stashed in the safe havens abroad, Friday iterated that United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government is firm on bringing back the black money.
Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari said it would be better if one extensively goes through the speech of the then Finance Minister during the adjournment motion on black money last year.
"The issues, which have been articulated by some of these agitators who continue to occupy disproportionate part of the public space or the public discourse. I think it would be worth a while to go back and read the speech of the Finance Minister and various other government functionaries during the adjournment motion on black money last year," said Tewari.
"Then Finance Minister very clearly delineated what the government is doing to ensure that wealth, which is illegally held in offshore financial centres, is brought back," he added.
Congress party led UPA government is on the target of Yog Guru Baba Ramdev, who has on his three-days token fast at Ramlila Maidan, New Delhi since August 09, 2012 over this issue. Ramdev is continuously pulling the leg of Congress and UPA government over their disinclination of bring back the massive black money.
Baba Ramdev Thursday asked Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to demonstrate 'political honesty and political will' in bringing back black money stashed away in foreign shores.
Addressing the gathering at the Ramlila Maidan here, Baba Ramdev said, "I want the current Prime Minister to demonstrate his political honesty and political will on the issue of black money."
The yoga guru, who is presently on a three-day 'symbolic fast', further claimed that terrorism and Naxalism in the country can be tackled if the government controls the flow of black money and the rising inflation.
"Terrorism and Naxalism are the two challenges. The root cause of this is black money. The menace can be tackled if the issue is solved," he said.
The UPA Government had last year promised to bring out a "White Paper" on black money as the Lok Sabha defeated by voice vote an adjournment motion moved by the opposition following which veteran BJP leader L K Advani accused the government of inaction in bringing back black money stashed away in foreign banks.
The then Finance Minister, Pranab Mukherjee, termed the menace "serious" and asserted that the UPA Government was not "protecting any black money holder."
"We are all concerned on how to tackle and bring back black money. I have also given an action plan for it," he said.
--With ANI Inputs--
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