Government should take steps to bring back black money: Mayawati
Published: 13th August 2012 04:07 PM | Last Updated: 13th August 2012 04:07 PM | A+A A-
BSP supremo Mayawati, whose party
is providing outside support to UPA, today pressed the
government to take steps to bring back black money into the
country and extended her support to all anti-corruption
agitations which were above party politics.
The former UP Chief Minister said if the Centre had taken
timely steps to address the matter, the Supreme Court would
not have had to intervene in the "serious issue".
"We have supported every such organisation and stage
which is above party politics and agitating against
corruption... This is a serious matter and all political
parties should rise above party politics and make efforts to
end corruption," Mayawati told reporters here.
The BSP chief was asked if her party supported the anti-
corruption agitation of yoga guru Ramdev.
"It is the Centre's responsibility to take along all
parties and try to find a way to bring back black money and if
this money comes back to India, people living below poverty
line will be able to lead a decent life," she said.
Asked if BSP would support Ramdev's agitation which was
backed by NDA leaders, she said, "I don't have to say anything
about anybody's platform... There should be some middle path
through which the money away stashed in foreign banks can be
brought back."
Meanwhile, Congress leader Rajiv Shukla attacked NDA
on the isssue of blackmoney, saying, "During UPA II, we have
recovered Rs 48,000 crore through the tax notices sent to
people. I want to ask if during NDA regime they were able to
recover even Rs 48."
