Berated on the issue by Team Anna and then by Ramdev, who got the support of BJP, JD(U) and other NDA partners, Government went on a counter offensive, dismissing the charges of inaction.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said Government has taken a series of steps to unearth blackmoney. This included signing of bilateral agreements with several foreign countries with the purpose of bringing tax evasion to light.
This issue was raised in Parliament many times and during his tenure as Finance Minister, Pranab Mukherjee had even issued a white paper on the matter, she told reporters on being asked about Ramdev attacking the Government during his protest against blackmoney.
Attacking the opposition, Congress said, "The reasons for the agitations are not ostensibly what have been put forth and what has emerged clearly yesterday is that the mask has come off and eventually those people who have been using cats paws to fight their political battle" stood exposed. (MORE)
