[IAC#RG] Did Modi receive over Rs 55 crore from the Sahara Group as the chief minister of Gujarat?

Did Modi receive over Rs 55 crore from the Sahara Group as the chief minister of Gujarat?

By PARANJOY GUHA THAKURTA | 18 November 2016

The documents, which have been doing the rounds in New Delhi for the last few months, suggest that during his tenure as chief minister of Gujarat, Modi—along with a number of important politicians—was paid large amounts of cash by individuals associated with Subrata Roy, the founder-chairman of the Sahara India Group.

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These documents also suggest that the recipients of such favours included, among others: Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh; Raman Singh, the chief minister of Chhattisgarh; Shaina NC, the treasurer for the Bharatiya Janata party in Maharashtra and; Sheila Dikshit, the former chief minister of Delhi.

After documents are seized by income tax officials during a raid, these are examined and evaluated by a different officer who then prepares a detailed "appraisal report" outlining the possible future course of action. According to a report by Ritu Sarin and Pragya Kaushika, published in the Indian Express on 16 November, a voluminous appraisal report running into "thousands of pages" on the papers pertaining to Sahara has been prepared and is being looked into by an assessment officer.