Blaming Arun Jaitley for the failure of bringing back black money, Jethmalani seeks US help

Concerned about the failure of bringing back the black money, noted lawyer Ram Jethmalani has urged the US in helping India to bring back the money stacked overseas. He has put the blame for the failure on Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

The former law minister has alleged that Jaitley has not been sincere and honest to peruse Prime Minister Modi's goal of bringing back the black money, as per a PTI report.

In a key-note address at an event organised by the US India Business Council and Indian National Bar Association in Washington, Jethmalani congratulated the US for taking strong and assertive actions against those who held black money overseas and in the process prosecuting several Swiss banks.

He further said the US has access to the information about list of names of people who have black money in Swiss banks.

The United States should help India by sharing the names of those Indian nationals, he said.

The former BJP leader said he was "deeply disappointed" over the approach of the Modi government in bringing black money to India, which he argued is not possible under current circumstances.

In a hard-hitting address, Jethmalani criticized Arun Jaitley. "My disappointment with Modi started the day he appointed his Cabinet. I am highly critical of the people who he has appointed as minister of finance," he said.

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