On 3 April 2011 22:41, Goanet News <[email protected]> wrote: > Goa minister says he can account for all the money > PTI | 09:04 PM,Apr 03,2011 > > Panaji, Apr 3 (PTI) Goa Education Minister Atanasio Monserrate today > said that he could account for all the unaccounted money that was > found from him when he was detained at Mumbai airport by Customs > officials.Monserrate told PTI that he was carrying Rs 21 lakh in > different currencies, and was on his way to Dubai along with his > friend and son, when he was intercepted by Customs officials before > boarding the flight on Saturday morning. > > "I was having traveller's cheques worth USD 25,000 which I had > procured last year when I was supposed to go to London for a business > trip," the minister said, adding that the cheques remained > unspent.Monserratte said he was also carrying 75,000 Dinar (sic) and > Rs 63,000. > > "I was not informed that one cannot carry such amount of traveller's > cheques when you are on a tourist visa. It is allowed only on business > visa," the minister said. He claimed he had visited countries like > Russia and Japan with these traveller's cheques. "I did not encash the > cheques in India because of the fluctuation of the currency." > Monserrate said that he could account for all the money and he had > been summoned on April 8 to Mumbai with accounts. > > "This is not unaccounted money. I can produce all documents," he > claimed.The minister said that he left for Mumbai on Saturday by early > morning flight, and was supposed to board flight to Dubai at 10.25 > AM."On the way, I was supposed to pay Rs 1.51 lakh for the maintenance > of my flat in Mumbai," Monserrate said, adding that he paid that > amount, but was carrying additional Indian currency notes, which were > left with him. He said he was carrying foreign currency worth only Rs > 21 lakh, and not crores of rupees, as reported by the media.PTI > > > http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/goa-minister-says-he-can-account-for-all-the-money/635739.html > > RESPONSE: Let's wait and see; in the meantime will there be any apologies or retractions from all those jumping the gun and spewing their what not on this forum? I doubt it. A good start would be the saffronites and the BJP - both devalued currencies - which have, not much worth in Modern India.
Economic Times - what kind of credibility? - the paper might be pink in colour but not even within touching distance of the F.T. - 10 million in foreign currency - how many suitcases? what stupid journo decided to run the story? -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
