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Black money: PM Modi says will check records since Independence, no violator to be spared

He said if the money that surfaces in the banking system comes without its legitimacy then there will be proper scrutiny

Modi: Will check records since Independence for 'black money', no violator to be spared
Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at the inaugural ceremony of 1st International Agrobiodiversity Congress 2016 in New Delhi
IANS Japan
Last Updated : Nov 12 2016 | 3:13 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the government will go through all personal records since Independence, if required, on the issue of black money and no violator would be spared.

"We will check all the records since Independence. If I come across any unaccounted cash, no one will be spared," Modi said, addressing the Indian diaspora in Japan.

He said if the money that surfaces in the banking system comes without its legitimacy and source then there will be proper scrutiny since the beginning.

"I believe very clearly, that unaccounted money if it comes to light, then the accounts will be scanned from Independence."

He said the government would bring in as many people as possible to do this work.

His remarks come in the wake of the government demonetising Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes from midnight of November 8.

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First Published: Nov 12 2016 | 2:42 PM IST

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