Black money in Swiss banks Indian people's money : Advani

Having said the NDA would take action to bring back in 100 days, crores of rupees in black money hidden away in Swiss accounts and tax havens if voted to power, senior BJP leader L K Advani on Saturday it was people's money. Claiming that the money was 'hidden treasure' and 'the people's money', Advani told an election meeting here all villages across the country could be developed with the money. "A year ago I read in a newspaper how Germany had taken up the issue seriously. I wrote a letter to the prime minister to take similar action," Advani said. "I told the union finance minister to raise the black money issue in an international meeting held in London recently, but it did not find mention," the BJP prime ministerial candidate said. On drinking water, he said, "if the BJP comes to power we will enact a law making safe drinking water a fundamental right for the people." He said that if the NDA came to power the model project of the Madhya Pradesh government -- 'Ladli Laxmi Yozana' would be among pro-people projects to be implemented. The BJP, if voted to power, had the ability to take the nation a world power by the 21st century, Advani added.

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