No holy cows to protect, says Jaitley on Aircel-Maxis


New Delhi, Mar 2 (PTI): With new charges against former minister P Chidambaram's son Karti surfacing over Aircel-Maxis deal, the government today asserted in Lok Sabha that there are "no holy cows" to protect and action will be taken against those found guilty, "howsoever important" one may be.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that Enforcement Directorate (ED) and investigative wing of the Income Tax Department, during recent searches in connection with the Aircel-Maxis deal, have recovered several "incriminating" documents which are being scrutinised and charge sheets will be filed.

Replying to a short duration discussion on Aircel-Maxis deal in the wake of vociferous demand for action by AIADMK which has been disrupting the House since yesterday, Jaitley said the matter is being probed by three investigating agencies and it would be taken to the logical conclusion.

"No one will be spared. We have no holy cows to protect. The government is going to the root of each one of these cases," said Jaitley, who also holds Corporate Affairs portfolio.

Refuting allegations that the government was going slow in the 2G and Aircel-Maxis cases as "absolutely incorrect", he said in all these cases, "where CBI has come to a prima facie opinion that an offence has been committed, chargesheets have been filed and the trials are going on".

Jaitley said, "Whatever was the stand of the earlier government, we have not been influenced by that stand at all. The investigative agencies have absolute freedom to professionally record the entire evidence and if they come to an opinion that some people prima facie guilty, the investigating agencies are free to take actions."

For the second day today, Parliament proceedings have been disrupted by AIADMK members who were demanding action against Karti Chidambaram following reports that he has invested huge sums of money in various countries based on searches conducted at his premises and other related companies.

 

  

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  • Vasanth Pai, Udupi

    Thu, Mar 03 2016

    "no holy cows" to protect: hahah Jaitley, you do not need to protect any holy cows. There are people from VHP, RSS, BD, Sena and other BJP workers, you can have beef sukka inside your house without letting others know and let them protect those holy cows.

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  • Evans Christopher Sumitra, UDUPI/NEW YORK,USA.

    Thu, Mar 03 2016

    This case will go on and on. No one is holy in this political business. Only the poor, hard working citizens are the losers.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    Jaitley, can you tell us who are the UNHOLY COWS in Parliament ...

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Promenade Road,Fraze Town,B'lore 560005

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    The present government instead of ruling the nation start raising the issues which are of previous regime relying on officers who are retired without giving any decent notes during their power but now comments adversely which is highly objectionable and questionable.

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  • Gangaram, Moodbidri

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    This means untill now they protected all unholy cows including himself ?????

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  • India First, India

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    No one is saint in politics ! Today Chidambaram's son & tomorrow Jately's Son. We are duffers to take sides of these looters.

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  • Hussain, Abudhabi

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    Ghor apman.... Gaayi ko badnaam kiya ... Can somebody file case on him ??? If he belonged to some other political party or other community, case would have filed all over India !!!

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    I guess Ambani & Adani's Cows are HOLIER ...

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  • geoffrey, hat hill

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    Holy cow! If he doesn’t know the meaning of the expression why he’s using it in the wrong context?

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  • MW, DUBAI

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    THEN WHY KILLINGS...

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  • The Guru, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    Lungi Dance Lungi Dance

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  • MASTHAN, DUB

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    JAITLEY IS RIGHT.

    COW CANNOT PROTECT THEMSELVES, HOW WILL IT PROTECT KARTI

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  • Amin Bhoja, Patte / Riyadh

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    Jaitley is again in a controversial comment 'holy Cow '!!!.

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  • Ravi, Kapu

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    Talks only, no action. Jaitley is protecting several black money holders...

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  • Lydia Lobo, Kadri

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    Holy cow ? Isn't Jootley making fun of a mother now ?

    Nevertheless, why protect if there is wrong ? Rather, you should speed up the process and tell the nation where/how Karti Chidambaram erred.

    Please do, sooner !

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  • A. S. Mathew, U.S.A.

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    Jaitley must charged with the big "crime of blaspheme", and berating the deity status of the BJP created
    holy cow deity.

    That is not enlisted in the UN charter as freedom of speech.

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