By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Mumbai: Cutting across party lines, several political parties, NGOs and activists came together on Wednesday at the historic Azad Maidan here and gave a call of boycott for Swiss products and tourism to press the Swiss government to push out the huge Indian black money from its banks.
The protestors demanded that Swiss products and tourism should be boycotted as Switzerland is being used by Indian politicians and businessman to hide their ill-gotten wealth and also it became a “Financial Terrorist Outfit” by sheltering the accounts of terrorist outfits under its bank secrecy. The protest was organised by Sami Bubere, the President of Sahyog Cultural Society.
“During the freedom movement, Mahatma Gandhi gave the clarion call to boycott British products, now it is time to give a call to boycott Swiss products, this is like “a new freedom struggle” and we will have to fight this with Gandhigiri spirit.” Bubere said.
About 70,00,000 crores rupees of India are said to be lying in Switzerland banks. “This is the highest amount lying outside any country, from amongst 180 countries of the world, as if India is the champion of black money,” Bubere said and urged citizens to come together and put pressure on the Indian government to get this money back from Swiss Bank.
“We also protest that the UPA government and NDA opposition though they sing “mile sur mera tumhara” in the said issue but they differ to act or failed to pressurize Swiss Bank,” he said.
If the amount (that is Rs 1,500 billion dollars) is brought back, every Indian family would get Rs 2.5 lakh. Besides, the country would be having tax-free budgets for 30 years and the entire debt of the country would be wiped out.
Mr. Ramdas Athavle of RPI, Mr. P.R. Krishnan of CPI(M), Mr. F. Khan of Samajwadi Party, Mr. M. Khan of BJP and other political parties representative as well as activists, N. Sewwala of Giants International, Ms. Zaveri of Milan International, Mr. S. S. Ahuja, Mr. Raut representing Students Federation and several other activists participated in the protest.