Piyush Goyal sold privately owned company after becoming minister in 2014, says report
New Delhi, Apr 28 (IBNS): Union minister Piyush Goyal has been caught in the midst of a controversy as he has been alleged to selling a privately-owned company after becoming the coal minister in 2014.
According to The Wire, Goyal, who is now the Railway minister, sold his owned company to a private firm at Rs. 48 cr, four months after becoming the minister in 2014.
The company, which was sold to Piramal Group, was jointly owned by Goyal and his wife.
However, Goyal has reportedly did not mention the company in the declaration which was filed in the PM's office in 2014.
The report by The Wire states Goyal and his wife started Flashnet Info Solutions (India) in 2000 and had owned 99.9% of its stocks.
Hitting out at Goyal and PM Modi over the allegations, Congress President Rahul Gandhi tweeted, "It’s no secret that CA Piyush Goyal, the BJP Treasurer, has pried open the doors of every major corporate house for PM Modi. How then will the PM act against this Minister, caught red handed, misusing his power for 48 Cr. of personal gain?"
It’s no secret that CA Piyush Goyal, the BJP Treasurer, has pried open the doors of every major corporate house for PM Modi.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 28, 2018
How then will the PM act against this Minister, caught red handed, misusing his power for 48 Cr. of personal gain?#GoyalMustResign
The BJP has dismissed all the allegations brought against Goyal.
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
