Nawaz Sharif Was Convicted, Investigation Didn’t Even Begin When Name of Chhattisgarh CM’s Son Appeared in Panama Papers

New Delhi, Aug 10: Congress president Rahul Gandhi yet again on Friday stirred the party’s claims that the name “Abhishak Singh”, revealed in the Panama Papers, was actually that of Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh’s son Abhishek Singh and said that unlike some other cases, investigation didn’t even begin in this one.

Speaking at a public gathering in Raipur, the Congress leader referred to former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif‘s conviction in the Panama Papers case and said that when the name of Chhattisgarh CM’s son was appeared “investigation didn’t even begin” and called it a “BJP-NDA’s chowkidari”.

“When the name of former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif appeared in Panama papers, he was convicted in it. In Chhattisgarh when the name of your CM’s son comes in Panama papers, the investigation doesn’t even begin. This is BJP-NDA’s chowkidari,” he was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.

When the name of former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif appeared in Panama papers, he was convicted in it. In Chhattisgarh when the name of your CM’s son comes in Panama papers, investigation doesn’t even begin. This is BJP-NDA’s ‘chowkidari’: Rahul Gandhi in Raipur pic.twitter.com/zub4cjCIXN

— ANI (@ANI) August 10, 2018

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In July 2018, the Chhattisgarh unit of the Congress had claimed that “Abhishak Singh”, the name which was revealed by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists in the Panama Papers, was actually Raman Singh’s son Abhishek Singh. The party had even claimed that he had proof of it.

“Ahead of changing the spelling of his name, Abhishek was allegedly the director of a company and used to spell his name as Abhishak. He had resigned from the company before contesting Lok Sabha elections in 2014,” state Congress chief Bhupesh Baghel had said in a press conference.

The party had further claimed that in the documents, Abhishak Singh’s residential address mentioned in his foreign bank account was “Raman Medical Store, New Bus Stand, Ward Number 20, Vindhyawasini Ward, Kawardha”.

“Although Chief Minister Raman Singh and his son Abhishek have continuously denied knowing any person by the name Abhishak Singh, they have, at the same time, also ignored demands by the Congress to register an FIR for misusing the address of a chief minister,” the party leader said.