Indians holding Swiss bank accounts be declared: Advani

The BJP leader L K Advani on Sunday held a press conference in Delhi over the wealth deposited in Swiss bank by Indians, according to media reports. He says if his party wins, he would force all Indian citizens to bring their wealth back to India.

Advani said, "I had written to PM about issue of Indians holding Swiss Bank accounts." Advani also demanded that the assets of Indians holding Swiss bank accounts be declared.

On Friday, the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) Friday joined the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in demanding that the government should ask the Swiss authorities to divulge the names of Indians who have stashed away ill-gotten money in secret bank accounts there.

Speaking at the press conference Adavani reportedly said that there are more than Rs 25 lakh crores were deposited by Indians in Swiss Bank. Many countries have been now looking for more option over Swiss bank accounts by their nationals.