Cash worth Rs 300 crore has been recovered in the Income Tax Department’s raid on the premises of Dhiraj Sahu and his close associates. In the election affidavit filed before being elected to Rajya Sabha in 2018, Dhiraj Sahu had declared his assets worth Rs 34.83 crore. Dhiraj had claimed to have total movable assets worth Rs 20.41 crore.
Detail Story about Dhiraj Sahu cash scandal
Shocking pictures have come to light after the raid on the premises of Congress Rajya Sabha MP Dhiraj Sahu in Jharkhand. It has been revealed that similar bundles of notes were found in 30 cupboards. The Income Tax Department action has been going on for the last three days in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Odisha. This action is going on at the premises of Congress Rajya Sabha MP Dhiraj Sahu.
During the raid, 9 shelves were found full of notes. Bundles of notes crammed into shelves. In which mostly bundles of Rs 500, some bundles of Rs 200 are also seen. At first glance, it seems that it is a picture of a bank, but when the story behind the picture comes to light, everyone is surprised.
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey said still 15 almirahs are to be opened. Moreover, three dozen of counting machines had to be ordered to count the notes. It is assumed that the machine counting the notes was destroyed, so big note-counting machines were brought in from Hyderabad and Bhubaneswar. During a raid on premises in Jharkhand, the income tax department found that the total amount of money may be higher than the recovered amount till now.
This action was started due to expected tax evasion in liquor-related businesses. That is why the Income Tax Department had started raids on the premises of a group of companies involved in the liquor business on charges of tax evasion. And Dhiraj Sahu’s family in the liquor business.
BJP attacked on Congress
After this action, the BJP has become an attacker against Congress. In this matter, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also reacted on Friday and taunted Congress.
After the pictures of shelves full of currency notes surfaced, the earnings of the Rajya Sabha MP are also being discussed. In such a situation, we should know who is Dhiraj Sahu. How much property has he declared in his election affidavit? What is Dheeraj’s source of income?
Who is Dhiraj Sahu?
Dhiraj Prasad Sahu is a Rajya Sabha member of Congress from Jharkhand. He was born in November 1959. BA pass Dhiraj was elected Rajya Sabha MP from Congress for the first time in July 2010. In 2018, Dhiraj was once again elected to the Rajya Sabha from Congress from Jharkhand.
Dhiraj had inherited politics. His brother Shiv Prasad Sahu has been a Lok Sabha MP. His family was associated with Congress since independence. Dheeraj, who entered politics in 1977, went to jail in 1978 in the Jail Bharo movement.
How much property has he declared in his election affidavit?
Dhiraj Sahu had claimed to have total movable assets worth Rs 20.41 crore. At that time, in the affidavit, he had declared a total cash of more than Rs 27 lakh with him. In this, it was stated that he had Rs 15 lakh, his wife had Rs 1.25 lakh and two dependents had more than Rs 10 lakh in cash.
Dhiraj declared a total of 22 bank accounts in Lohardaga, Sambalpur, Gumla, Bolangir, and Delhi for himself, his wife, and his dependents. A total of Rs 8.59 crore deposited in these bank accounts was reported.
The Congress MP had declared shares in companies and funds worth Rs 31.16 lakh. Similarly, Dhiraj had mentioned deposit insurance of Rs 8 lakh. At that time, the Congress MP had given loans and advances totalling Rs. 75.46 lakhs.
Cars like BMW, Fortuner and Range Rover
According to Dhiraj’s affidavit, he has a total of four cars worth Rs 1.51 crore in his name. Among these, the most expensive car is the BMW KV42 at Rs 87 lakh, the Fortuner at Rs 32 lakh, the Range Rover at Rs 24 lakh and the cheapest car is the Pajero at Rs 8.5 lakh.
Jewellery worth Rs 1.51 crore, including gold coins
The Congress MP had mentioned jewellery worth a total of Rs 1.51 crore in his affidavit. Of these, 20 kg of silver jewellery worth Rs 8 lakh and diamond jewellery worth Rs 26 lakh were declared in his name.
Whereas, 3100 grams of gold jewellery worth Rs 94.55 lakh and diamond jewellery worth Rs 7 lakh were mentioned in the name of the wife. Apart from this, information about 25 kg silver worth Rs 10 lakh and gold coin worth Rs 5.4 lakh was given in the name of a dependent.
Along with this, Rs 7.38 crore was mentioned in the affidavit as claim and interest. In this way, Dhiraj Sahu had claimed to have movable assets worth Rs 20.41 crore.
Dhiraj Sahu have houses in three states
Dhiraj Sahu had claimed to have immovable assets worth a total of Rs 14.85 crore. In his affidavit, the MP mentioned that there was agricultural land in 5 places and non-agricultural land in 1 place.
Along with this, he provided information about four residential houses and flats in his and his wife’s name in Lohardaga, Kolkata, Ranchi, and Delhi. At the same time, he claimed to have assets worth Rs 2.83 crore in the name of another dependent.
Liabilities
In his affidavit, the Congress leader had given information about liabilities of Rs 2.36 crore.
What is the source of income of Dhiraj Sahu?
Dhiraj Sahu cited business as his source of income, while his wife is a housewife.