Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda was arrested on Monday morning in the Hawala scam totaling to about Rs 2,000 crore.
All United Progressive Alliance allies, which supported the erstwhile Madhu Koda government in Jharkhand had shared the "profits of crime" which surfaced after the unearthing of the money laundering scam, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Jaitley said on Sunday.
Rajya Sabha was adjourned thrice during Question Hour over separate issues, including the Liberhan Report and the alleged multi-crore scam involving former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda.
Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, who failed to appear before the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday, has sought time for his appearance, saying his documents are not ready. Koda, along with his associates, has been accused of being involved in a Rs 2000-crore hawala scam.According to one of his advocates, Koda has sought time as some of his documents, wanted by the ED, were either with the Income Tax Department or with the State Vigilance Department.
In 2005, Koda had movable assets worth Rs 13 lakh, and by 2009, they rose to over Rs 94 lakh. His immovable assets also doubled to over Rs four lakh during this period. These disclosures were made by Koda himself -- first in the affidavit he filed with the Election Commission at the time of contesting the assembly elections in 2005 and then earlier this year when he fought the Lok Sabha polls.
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Devendra Mukhia, an alleged aide of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, on Monday surrendered before the Income Tax Department in Ranchi, which wants to probe his involvement in the alleged hawala and illegal investments case. Mukhia is among the four persons who had failed to meet the November 6 deadline, set by the IT department, to appear before it for questioning in connection with Rs 2000 crore hawala transactions and illegal investments case.
With former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda discharged from a Ranchi hospital on Sunday, the Enforcement Directorate has issued fresh summons to him to appear before it on November 15 in Delhi.
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After a Ranchi court on Saturday sent Vikash Sinha, an associate of Madhu Koda, to its custody, the Enforcement Directorate is probing the role of cabinet colleagues of the former Jharkhand chief minister in obtaining and routing of money, which was later allegedly used for hawala transactions.
Vikas Sinha, an associate of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, was on Friday arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in Ranchi for his alleged role in carrying out hawala transactions and illegal investments.Sinha, brother of another associate Binod Sinha, will be produced before a local court, where the ED will seek his police remand before he is sent to the Directorate's regional headquarters in Patna.
The Jharkhand high court on Thursday directed the state to produce a progress report on November 12 on the vigilance probe into the disproportionate assets case against former chief minister Madhu Koda and some of his former cabinet colleagues.
Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda and his associates, facing charges of money laundering, have been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate for questioning on alleged hawala transactions and investments.
Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, who is under the Income Tax scanner for alleged hawala transactions, was on Tuesday admitted to a hospital in Ranchi after he complained of illness.
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The BSE also launched a report 'Because I am a Girl' on Tuesday, which focuses on the economic empowerment of the girl child. It was also released simultaneously in 15 countries, including at the Sydney and Dutch Stock Exchanges.
A special vigilance court extended the judicial custody of former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda and his cabinet colleague Kamlesh Singh till January 19 in a disproportionate assets case on Tuesday.
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The Enforcement Directorate will soon move a court to revoke the passport of a close aide of arrested former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, who is believed to be in Dubai.Official sources said Sanjay Chowdhary, Koda's aide and the suspected front-man for all alleged dubious deals of the former chief minister, had left for Dubai as soon as the ED had registered a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in the multi-crore scam.
The Karnataka government will soon select a consortium bidder for the 35-km high-speed rail transport between Bangalore International Airport at Devanahalli and the city centre, a top official said in Bangalore.
Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, who is under investigation for amassing wealth running into billions of rupees, is learnt to have appointed Justice Y R Meena -- a retired chief justice of the Gujarat high court -- as his legal advisor.
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"There is a threat to my life. There is a conspiracy to annihilate me. I am a victim of conspiracy. I know who are doing all this. Whatever being published in the media is baseless," Koda told newsmen just before entering Chaibasa, about 250 km from Ranchi.
A team of investigators from the Income Tax Department spent Tuesday at the residence of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, sifting through his papers and questioning him about an alleged Rs 2,000 crore hawala transaction case. The Enforcement Directorate has also begun action against him in New Delhi.The department has asked its officers in Ranchi to bring a list of the seizures and records of statements of his associates, which will be put across to Koda.
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The Parliament was rocked by Telangana issue again on Monday, prompting Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar to take the unprecedented step of suspending nine members from Andhra Pradesh for five days, the second time in the same session.
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For the near term, Gill will have to improve relations with the Reserve Bank of India, which have been strained in recent times. He will also need to strengthen the bank's asset quality and improve governance standards and internal processes.
If there were people willing to offer bribes worth crores of rupees there were definitely other people who were willing to stand behind Madhu Koda's shoulder, offering hints about investing all those rupees. Who were they? asks T V R Shenoy.
Koda, scheduled to face a trial of strength in a special session of the assembly on August 25, had been insisting on a meeting of the UPA to sort out the differences instead of airing views here and there. The chief minister added that he would place his views to them of his performance in past two years, which he thought would justify his claim to complete the tenure.
With the Jharkhand governor asking Chief Minister Madhu Koda to prove his majority within a week, the scene of political activities is likely to shift to the national capital. Both the claimants -- Koda and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha chief Shibu Soren -- plan to come to Deolhi to influence senior United Progressive Alliance leaders to support their cause.
Ravi Shankar Prasad, Bharatiya Janata Party's spokesperson, has confirmed that Shibu Soren is not acceptable to them as the chief minister of Jharkhand and the election commission should fresh election. the Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal had already rejected Soren's claim, to chief ministership, who had withdrawan support to Madhu Koda government.
With the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha withdrawing support to the 23-month-old United Progressive Alliance government in Jharkhand and Chief Minister Madhu Koda still expressing confidence for a solution, all eyes are on Governor Syed Sibtey Razi as different political parties are meeting him and placing their views.
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