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June 22, 2018 | New Delhi Statement Issued by Shri Randeep Singh Surjewala, In-Charge, Communications, AICC

अमित शाह के अहिदाबाद कोऑपरेमिव बℂक के मिए 'नोिबंदी' बना 'नोिबदिी'!

‘नोिबंदी’ की आड़ िᴂ कािा धन सफ़ेद बनाने के खेि का पदााफ़ाश !

While People of were suffering in queues, Scamsters converted ‘Black’ to ‘White’

PM choreographed the DeMo, leaving out window for Black Money Hoarders to benefit

19 months post ‘Modi Made Disaster’ of Demonetisation, it is now officially clear that this entire exercise was the Biggest Scam in Independent India, indulged to convert its ill-gotten ‘Black Money’ into ‘White’!

An RTI Reply dated May 7, 2018 (Please See Annexure A1) has shockingly revealed that Ahmedabad District Cooperative Bank (ADCB), whose directors include BJP’s National President, Shri (who is also its past chairman) and his close associates received, the highest amount of old demonetized notes i.e. a whopping ₹745.58 Cr in just 5 days between 10.11.2016 to 14.11.2016. (Please See Annexure A2) Ahmedabad District Cooperative Bank is the only district Co-operative Bank out of 370 district co-operative banks across the country to receive such a large sum of demonetised notes in 5 days. Its Chairman Shri Ajay Patel is a prominent BJP leader a close associate of Shri Amit Shah.

Shri Amit Shah’s close associate, Shri Yashpal Chudasama, whose name appears in the infamous ‘Jay Shah-Zyada’ Case is also a director of the ADCB. It is important to underline the fact that all the district cooperative banks were banned from accepting deposits of the banned currency notes from the public after November 14, 2016, -- five days after demonetisation -- on the pretext that ‘Black Money’ would be laundered through this route. But in the case of ADCB of which BJP President is a director, it was already ‘transferred’!

Right behind ADCB and on the number #2 position is the Rajkot District Cooperative Bank, which received old notes worth a whopping ₹693.19 Cr. Its chairman Shri Jayeshbhai Vitthalbhai Radadiya is a Cabinet Minister in BJP’s Govt. Another director is Shri Vitthalbhai Radadiya, father of Jayeshbhai. He is prominent BJP leader and an Ex-MP from Porbandar.

11 District Co-operative Banks in Gujarat headed by BJP leaders, including above two, in which ₹3118.51 Cr worth of old notes were deposited within these 5 days.

1. Surat District Co-operative Bank Ltd. which received ₹369.85 Cr Director- Shri Prabhubhai Nagarbhai Vasava, BJP MP (Lok Sabha) from Bardoli Chairman is Shri Nareshbhai Patel, a prominent BJP leader. 2. Sabarkantha District Central Cooperative Bank Ltd. – which received ₹328.50 Cr Directors- Shri Rajendrasinh Ranjitsinh Chavada, BJP MLA from Himatnagar and Shri Praful Khoda Patel, Former MoS Home in the BJP Govt of Gujarat and is now appointed by Modi ji as Administrator of Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli. Chairman is Shri Maheshbhai Amichandbhai Patel is a BJP leader. 3. Banaskantha District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd- which received ₹295.30 Cr Director- Shri Shankar Chaudhary, Former Minister of State for Urban Housing, Health, Family Welfare and Transport in the earlier BJP Government of Gujarat and General Secretary of the Gujarat BJP. Chairman is Shri M L Chaudhary, a BJP leader. 4. Mehsana District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd received ₹215.44 Cr This bank is controlled by Deputy CM, Shri Nitin Patel through registrar. Elections due. 5. Amreli Jilla Madyastha Sahkari Bank Ltd. which received ₹205.31 Cr Chairman- Shri Dileepbhai Sanghani, Former BJP MP & Former Cabinet Minister in the BJP Gujarat Govt and is presently appointed by Modi ji as Vice Chairman, NAFED 6. The Bharuch District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd received ₹98.86 Cr Chairman is Shri Arunsinh Rana, BJP MLA 7. Baroda Central Co-operative Bank Ltd received ₹76.38Cr Director, who controls the Bank, is Shri Satishbhai Patel, BJP MLA and Chairman is Shri Atulbhai Patel, BJP leader 8. Junagarh Jill Sahakari Bank Ltd received ₹59.98 Cr Chairman is Shri Jashabhai Barad, Ex Cabinet Minister in BJP Govt & a prominent BJP leader 9. Panchmahals District Co-operative Bank Ltd. received ₹ 30.12 Cr This bank is controlled by Former BJP MP, Shri Gopalsinh Solanki through registrar. Elections due.

The RTI also reveals the important national picture, which further establishes that the entire exercise of Demonetisation was meant to benefit a select group of BJP cronies (Please See Annexure A3). States ruled by BJP and its allies/supporters got the largest proportion of deposits in the district Co-Operative Banks i.e ₹ 14293.71Cr out of ₹22270.80 Cr (64.18%), compared to non-BJP ruled states at the time of Demonetisation.

Let Shri Amit Shah/BJP/RSS publically disclose to the Nation, properties and their value purchased in the run up to and post Demonetisation till date, including source of funds. Certain issues stand out and have never been answered:-

(i) In the run-up to decision of demonetisation, BJP and RSS purchased properties running into hundreds of crores across the country. Congress had released details of 8 properties valuing Rs.3.41 crore in Bihar and 18 properties in Odisha. Actual market value of these properties is much higher. Despite this, Shri and Shri Amit Shah have refused to make public the details of properties purchased by BJP/RSS in the last 19 months. Does it not prove that BJP had advance knowledge of the decision of demonetisation and was converting its money into assets immediately before demonetisation? (ii) Mahesh Shah of Ahmedabad, Gujarat made a declaration of Rs.13,860 crore in the voluntary income disclosure scheme. He later resiles. As he was giving a TV interview disclosing names of politicians and bureaucrats, he was taken away by Income Tax authorities. Former Gujarat CM, Shri Sureshbhai Mehta has openly spoken about links of Mahesh Shah with Shri Narendra Modi and Shri Amit Shah. Why have they not been investigated? (iii) In September, 2016; bank deposits in scheduled banks saw an additional increase of Rs.5,88,600 lakh crore. Out of this, fixed deposits made between Ist September to 15th September, 2016 alone were over Rs.3 lakh crore. Does it not prove advance knowledge of the decision of demonetisation and conversion of money? Modi government has not been unable to explain it nor has made public names of everyone, who had deposited Rs.25 lakh or more. (iv) Kolkata Unit of BJP was caught depositing Rs.500/Rs.1000 notes running into Rs.3 crore on the day of demonetisation in A/c No. 554510034. Despite repeated demands, BJP and RSS have not made public details of money deposited between Ist March, 2016 and 8th November, 2016 in its bank accounts across the country. (v) Shockingly and just before demonetization on 08-09-2016, cash of Rs.3 crore was seized from a Maruti Swift Car bearing Regn. No. HR-26AR-9662 at Indira Puram, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The two occupants of the car, Sidharth Shukla and Anoop Aggarwal claimed that the money belonged to them and they were taking it to Lucknow. Ghaziabad City BJP President, Ashok Monga reached the Police Station and certified on a letter pad that the money was being ‘sent by BJP Central Office to BJP State Office in Lucknow’ (vi) Ramesh Gowda, an associate of Karnataka BJP leader & former Minister, G. Janardan Reddy, committed suicide and left behind a suicide note stating conversion of Rs.100 crore of black money by the BJP leader. Time for PM Modi & Shri Amit Shah to answer.

Even Media censored and illegally forced to remove the stories. (Please See Annexure A4)

BJP + Allies + Sympathisers / State Co-Operative District Co-Op Banks Supporters Ruled States at time of Banks (Amount in (Amount in INR Cr) DeMo INR Cr)

1 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 85.76 2 Andhra Pradesh 58.51 520.92 3 Assam 301.47 4 Chandigarh 75.13 5 Chhattisgarh 32.52 246.85 6 Goa 344.62 7 Gujarat 110.85 3640.33 8 Haryana 44.97 594.68 9 Jharkhand 5.93 76.45 10 Madhya Pradesh 87.71 1123.04 11 Maharashtra 1128.44 4052.72 12 Nagaland 143.77 13 Punjab 54.15 1546.05 14 Rajasthan 137.81 467.94 15 Sikkim 20.12 16 Jammu and Kashmir 81.7 185.06 17 Tamil Nadu 382.9 1514.71 18 Telangana 278.09 324.96 3374.45 14293.71

Non-BJP Ruled States During DeMO

19 Arunachal Pradesh 65.77 20 Bihar 43.71 246.71 21 Himachal Pradesh 683.4 593.74 22 Karnataka 371.22 1848.9 23 349.68 2044.07 24 Manipur 70.7 25 Meghalaya 335.14 26 New Delhi 375.28 27 Odisha 46.97 287.36 28 Puducherry 74.14 29 Tripura 134.01 30 Uttarakhand 67.3 347.51 31 Uttar Pradesh 163.83 1427.47 32 West Bengal 251.57 1181.33 3032.72 7977.09 GRAND TOTAL 6407.17 22270.8