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AMIDST a walkout by members of the Congress and Trinamool Congress, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday told the Lok Sabha there was no need to show “bravado and adventurism” on the issue of black money and that if the government makes a hasty decision and falters, it will not get any evidence while the “account holders will have the last laugh”.
Jaitley also said that the government will make all efforts, irrespective of the time they take, to ensure all the accounts are disclosed and added that the government would have to move carefully on the matter. He added that those seeking immediate disclosure of these of names would end up helping black money account holders by alerting them.
“The question is not whether to give information or not but to give it when and how,” he said. “I admit that there is a weakness in law. If the black money stashed abroad has to come, how will it come? Even the SIT is worried about this,” Jaitley added.
“Some account holders have already withdrawn money…We do not have to look for bravado and adventurism. We are on right legal path. They will be punished and forced to bring money back in the country. If I make a hasty decision, I will not get any evidence and the account holders will have the last laugh,” Jaitley told the House, even as TMC and Congress MPs decided to stage a walkout.
