Noted lawyer, Ram Jethmalani has decided to seek the help of yoga expert, Ramdev, to take the issue of black money stashed away in Swiss banks to the "court of the people".
Recalling that he and a group of associates had filed a petition a few months ago on the issue, he said that he was forced to take the matter to the people since, court procedures, congested calendars and the apathy of the Government in power had made it difficult to secure quick results.
Addressing a press conference along with former Delhi Chief Minister, Madanlal Khurana, through whom he had contacted the yoga expert, he said he and Mr. Khurana would meet Mr. Ramdev at Haridwar on November 14 and finalise the programme for a mass movement.
Castigating the Government for "dragging its feet" on the issue of getting details of those who had stashed away money in Swiss banks, Mr. Jethmalani and Mr. Khurana said it was unfortunate that the Government had only issued a notice for tax arrears to Pune-based businessman, Hasan Ali Khan, against whom the Enforcement Directorate has lodged a complaint for violating the Foreign Exchange Management Act and not taken "even a simple action" of attaching his properties.
The lawyer said he had also planned to launch a weekly newspaper that would focus on unearthing corruption and black money.
