
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that the "Congress will not have many reasons to celebrate" when the details come out in this case. (File Photo)
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Probe being done impartially: Finance Minister on Panama Papers leak
Opposition alleged Finance Minister is 'close' to a person named in leak
Govt ordered a multi-agency probe into Indians named in Panama Papers
He also asserted that the probe is being done in a "very impartial" way.
In reply to a question about the Opposition demand that he should recuse himself for being "close" to a person named in the leaked documents, Mr Jaitley said, "I have not understood their argument." He was talking to reporters at a media interaction organised by the state BJP at the Press Club in Kolkata.
On a question regarding impartiality on the investigation, the Union Minister said, "It is very impartial, and a multi-agency probe is going on. When the details will come out, the Congress will not have many reasons to celebrate."
The Congress and Aam Aadmi Party have targeted Arun Jaitley over the Panama Papers issue and have demanded a judicial probe into the allegations about some Indians setting up offshore entities in a tax haven.
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