PANJIM: Several owners of Goa's 100-odd open cast iron ore mines have millions of dollars worth of black money stashed away in Swiss bank accounts, a Communist Party of India (CPI) leader said on Friday.
"Several of Goan mine owners have their black money parked in Swiss banks.
Politicians are often their conduits for carrying money to safe havens," CPI state general secretary Christopher Fonseca said, referring to state Education Minister Atanasio Monserrate's recent detention at the Mumbai airport with more than the allowed volume of foreign currency on a visit to Dubai.
Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters here, Fonseca said: "The promised WikiLeaks expose on black money stashed in Swiss banks by Indian businessmen and politicians is bound to have names from Goa in it."
The CPI has in the past consistently demanded that the nearly Rs 10,000 crore industry should be nationalised in order to conserve the country's natural resources.
According to data submitted in the Goa Legislative Assembly during its monsoon session, ore worth Rs 4,000 crore was illegally mined and exported out of Goa to countries like China, Japan and Romania.
Even the Goa Mineral Ore Exporters Association (GMOEA), a forum of ore exporters which include top ore business houses, has cried hoarse about the rampant illegal mining in the state.
According to Leader of Opposition Manohar Parrikar, nearly 18 percent of Goa's total 45 million tonnes mining output comprises illegally mined ore. He has also accused Chief Minister Digambar Kamat and several of his cabinet ministers of being hand-in-glove with the illegal mining mafia. – IANS
Everybody knows that the DI GANDU KAMAT is the most corrupt chief minister ever to rule Goa. All the illegal mines are runnning due to his patronage. As he is fully involved in corruption, he is helpless to control his corrupt ministers and due to his weakness, the Goa is plundered by the greedy politicians.All the illegal money stashed in Swiss Bank should be brought back and the corrupt politicians should be hanged along with DI GANDU KAMAT.
ReplyDeleteEvery minister has a share or owns a mine and they will do all that it takes ( Break every law in the book) to make sure the mine survives and generates that ILLEGAL INCOME.Talking of money stashed away in foreign banks , YES, they definteley do have millions of stolen money stashed away and thats how they fight and win elections. The elections of today are not won by VALUE of a person, but rather by using the money and muscle power of that person. The entire system today is eroded to the core, all ministers are hand in gloves and thats another reason that they have been opposing tooth & nail the bill to stop disclosure of assets in foreign banks. My wish is that WikiLeaks in charge Julian Assange exposes these names, so the whole world knows the quantum of STOLEN WEALTH they have amassed.
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