New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday released three video clips purportedly showing “government officials” who claimed they could get old notes exchanged months after demonetisation, and alleged that it was done at the behest of the BJP. At a press conference, Congress leader Kapil Sibal showed the three videos apparently from 2017 shot by an investigative journalist. There was no authentication of the clips by the party or any other agency. No immediate reaction was available from the BJP.
The first video was shot in a car in Delhi on March 27, 2017. According to Sibal, a serving SI alleged in the clip Piyush Goyal, who was BJP’s treasurer, regularly instructed security men posted at BJP Headquarters to let in specific vehicles without any checks. He also introduced the journalist to a couple of retired IAS officers who agreed to get the currency exchanged, Sibal alleged.
The leader claimed the second video was shot in Delhi on March 27, 2017 and the same official discussed the exchange of notes with a face value of Rs300 crore. Sibal claimed in the third video from April 1, 2017, a govt official said the new currency notes were printed in Moscow. Extra notes were printed, more than the value of demonetised currency, the Congress leader said. Sibal said, if elected, the Congress would carry out an investigation into the matter. He termed demonetisation an “ill thought” decision.
