Summons by IT dept a 'conspiracy': AAP minister

New Delhi: In the wake of the Income Tax (IT) Department summoning him in connection with a tax evasion probe, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday termed the development as a "conspiracy", saying it will be "exposed".

The IT department has asked the AAP minister to appear before it on October 4 in connection with a tax evasion probe against certain Kolkata-based firms and furnish personal financial details along with income tax returns for the last four years.

Jain had yesterday claimed he has severed ties with the companies which are under the IT scanner, in July 2013 before contesting the polls for the first time and added that the summons was just a reassessment and he was ready to face the probe.

Replying to questions, he said, "Everyone knows this is a conspiracy, what is the big deal in it. After two days, the chief minister will expose a very big conspiracy." However, he did not give any detail.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said yesterday that his government will convene a special one-day session of Delhi Assembly on Friday to expose a "very big conspiracy" behind registration of "false" cases against AAP MLAs, ministers and himself.

Talking to reporters, Jain expressed surprise as to how the media was seized of the details of the events which are about to happen. "I am surprised who is leaking the information to the media. Even I, who has been summoned as a witness in the case, don't know what they (IT department) will ask me during my appearance, but the media has already reported what questions they will ask me. Is the Income Tax department briefing media about it?”

"What is the source of information? Who is monitoring it," Jain said.

On being asked about the three companies having residential address, he said that as per his knowledge, these firms exist and there is no rule prohibiting a company's registration on residential address.