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44Uncorrected/ Not for publication- 08.12.2009-gsp/sk/11.35/1HQ. No. 270SHRI D. RAJA: Sir, our respected Finance Minister is the most seniorMinister in the Government. He is a very experienced Minister. He willappreciate my question in the interest of the nation and in the interest ofthe democratic polity in the country. The Obulapuram MiningCorporation has earned the notoriety to be called as mines mafia in therecent times. The people of Andhra Pradesh and the people ofKarnataka are agitated and are in a campaign against the illegal activitiesof these mines. My question is, Sir, this Obulapuram Mining Corporationhad earned a whopping more than Rs. 10,000 crore, if my figures arecorrect. If they are not correct, I stand to be corrected.MR. CHAIRMAN: Question please.SHRI D. RAJA: Illegal mining of iron ore by two companies in theborder areas of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka is depriving theGovernment revenue to the tune of Rs. 300 crores every year. Myquestion is, whether the Finance Ministry is considering to institute akind of CBI inquiry or Income Tax authorities inquiry into the illegalfudging of funds and accounts by this Corporation?SHRI PRANAB MUKHERJEE: Sir, so far Income Tax inquiry isconcerned, if we find out any case of tax evasion or tax avoidance, theIncome Tax Department can definitely set in motion. They do notrequire any permission. It is their routine job. This is based on theintelligence collected. As and when the Economic Intelligence CollectionUnit collects information, they set the motion in operation and do so.So, if any such things come to the notice of the Government, they will
45Uncorrected/ Not for publication- 08.12.2009Q.NO. 270( CONTD.)do so. And, if the hon. Member has any specific information, he cansend it and we can act on it, so far as income tax is concerned.The CBI does not come within the purview of the Finance Ministry.First there must be a request from the State Government concerned forspecifically identifying the criminality which is involved to institute a CBIinvestigation.So far the question was related to whether they have been givenany tax exemptions from different taxes by the Central Government, myanswer is, Central Government has not given any tax exemption inrespect of this particular concern and whatever taxes are due fromthem, we have collected them.SHRI D. RAJA: Sir, again the answer is related to service tax, I agree.But illegal activities of this Mining Corporation is in public domain. Iwould like the Government to take suo motu notice of this and try toaddress the concerns of the people. Having said that, Sir, my secondquestion is, I have some copies related to code of conduct for Ministers.Some of the Ministers in some State Governments are related to thisMining Corporation, and when the accusations are made, they flewdown to the capital of other States, justify their activities and challengethe very questions raised with regard to their illegal activities. I wouldlike to ask the senior Minister, our very respected Finance Minister,whether they can continue as Ministers when they are related to theseMining Corporations, or, they are having shares in these MiningCorporations. Being in position as Ministers, they try to influence thepolitical development and repeatedly show or demonstrate the dirty role
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