In a letter to Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu, the Upper House MP from BJP has sought "privilege proceedings" against the management of the English daily which published details about his alleged overseas assets.
The "Paradise Papers" revealed that Hamilton was given a refund of more than $4 million after his Bombardier Challenger 605 was imported to the Isle of Man in 2013.
In a social media post, Sinha had also said that the transactions were done for D.Light as an Omidyar representative and not for any personal purpose.
"I hope the investigations will be carried out speedily, questions that are agitating the minds of people will be answered, and action is taken."
After Paradise Papers revelations, the European Union has said it will discuss plans for a tax havens’ blacklist in a bid to tackle offshore tax avoidance.
The government on Monday said that tax officials will investigate the leaked financial documents through a reconstituted multi agency group.
The Paradise Papers is an investigation into offshore and banking assets carried out by the Indian Express with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ).
The disclosures about the firms and those associated with them or their promoters would be looked into for any irregularities including about corporate governance and disclosure norms, officials said.
Amitabh, in his blog said that at the age of 75, he wants peace and freedom from prominence.
Paradise Papers leak reveals offshore holdings of some of the most powerful businessmen and politicians.
Notably, Sinha made no mention of his connection to SAPHL in his affidavit to the Election Commission during his nomination for the Rajya Sabha election in 2014.
Paradise Papers leak shows the offshore accounts and investments of Queen Elizabeth II, Wilbur Ross, Shaukat Aziz in tax havens.
As per the leak, Ross is an investor in shipping giant Navigator Holdings, a firm in which Putin’s son-in-law Kirill Shamalov once owned more than 20 per cent.
Paradise Papers has 714 Indian names, prominent among them - Amitabh Bachchan, Jayant Sinha, RK Sinha.
Reports say that the latest revelations by Paradise Papers are likely to put pressure on world leaders including Trump who on many occasions had pledged to curb aggressive tax avoidance schemes.
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