Key Points
In what could be termed as one of India's most significant cash seizures during income tax raids, a staggering amount totaling Rs 290 crore has been uncovered across three states within a day..
The tax department orchestrated raids spanning Odisha, Jharkhand, and West Bengal, targeting the offices of an Odisha-based distillery alongside affiliated establishments..
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation, assuring restitution of the misappropriated funds: "The countrymen should look at the pile of these notes and then listen to the honest 'speeches' of their leaders....
BJP spokesperson Manoj Mohapatra raised concerns, highlighting images of a minister from Odisha's western region sharing a platform with one of the liquor traders undergoing investigation..
BJP's spokesperson, while pressing for answers, questioned the roles of Odisha's excise department, vigilance wing, intelligence wing, and economic offense wing in the state, insinuating complicity in the affair...
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