IANS/New Delhi
The Aam Aadmi Party yesterday alleged that the United Progressive Alliance government had ignored a probe request against businessman Mukesh Ambani and Reliance Industries three years ago despite an appeal made by the Indian mission in Singapore.
“The UPA government has not even bothered to investigate an open and shut case of huge money laundering done by Reliance and Mukesh Ambani,” the party alleged in a statement - a matter that has already been strongly refuted by the billionaire businessman and his company.
“This is despite that fact that the Indian High Commission in Singapore had written to the central government as far back as August 31, 2011 requesting such an investigation,” said the statement, released by party leader and senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan.
The party alleged that Rs65bn had been invested in some of the group companies of Reliance Industries by a firm in Singapore, which, it added, not only claims to be a small company but also has no office, no equity and files no tax returns in that country.
