Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Congress said that Lok Sabha Elections Just before the Income Tax Department has issued fresh notices to it for payment of Rs 1823.08 crore for alleged discrepancies in tax returns of five different financial years, it has turned a blind eye to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), even though it But the fine amounts to Rs 4600 crore. The party also claimed on Friday (March 29, 2024) that the opposition is being attacked through ‘tax terrorism’ before the general elections. The Congress chief posted on social media platform A fine of Rs 135 crore has been demanded.” He further questioned who is pressurizing the Income Tax Department to take this unfair action only against the opposition?
Mallikarjun Kharge further claimed – Why is the Income Tax Department being allowed to be used as a weapon to harass the main opposition party Congress? They are misusing institutions like Income Tax Department, ED and CBI to destroy democracy and weaken the Constitution. Information received through the Election Commission website shows that in 2017-18, 1297 people gave Rs 42 crore to BJP without disclosing their names and addresses. Congress was fined Rs 135 crore for depositing Rs 14 lakh and its account was frozen but the total fine on BJP in the last seven years is equal to Rs 4,600 crore.
When the government changes, action will definitely be taken against those who ‘dismantle democracy’!
And such action will be taken that no one will have the courage to do all this again.
This is my guarantee.#BJPTaxTerrorism pic.twitter.com/SSkiolorvH
—Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 29, 2024
Action will be taken against those who destroy democracy: Mallikarjun Kharge
The Congress chief asked why BJP is getting this exemption in fine? The Congress President said, “Congressmen are never afraid. We will contest the elections with full strength. We will free the country’s institutions from the dictatorship of BJP.” Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi shared a video of a statement given during the ‘Bharat Jodo Nyaya Yatra’ on ‘X’ and posted, “When the government changes. Action will definitely be taken against those who ‘disintegrate democracy’. Such action will be taken that no one will have the courage to do all this again. This is my guarantee.
Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge posted this on X:
₹4,600 Cr penalty overlooked for BJP’s ₹42 Cr unaccounted deposit, while ₹135 Cr penalty is demanded for Congress’ for ₹14 lakh cash deposits by MLAs & MPs!
Who is pressurizing the Income Tax Department to act in this unjustified manner only against the Opposition?
Why is…
— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) March 29, 2024
KC Venugopal and Ajay Maken made these big allegations!
Meanwhile, Congress Organization General Secretary KC Venugopal claimed that the central government is trying to bankrupt the Congress financially. Party general secretary Jairam Ramesh also claimed that the opposition is being attacked through ‘tax terrorism’ before the Lok Sabha elections. Party treasurer Ajay Maken alleged that payment of more than Rs 4600 crore should be demanded from the Bharatiya Janata Party on the basis of the criteria on the basis of which fine notices have been given to Congress. The new step of the Income Tax Department is being considered as a big blow for the Congress just before the Lok Sabha elections which is already facing shortage of funds.
IT department forcibly withdrew Rs 135 crore from the account – Congress leader
Ajay Maken told reporters, “Yesterday we received fresh notices from the Income Tax Department to pay Rs 1823.08 crore. Already the Income Tax Department has forcibly withdrawn Rs 135 crore from our bank account. According to him, out of these Rs 1823 crore, a demand of Rs 53.9 crore has been made on the basis of tax assessment of the financial year 1993-94 when Sitaram Kesri was the President of Congress. According to the data provided by Ajay Maken, the Income Tax Department collected Rs 181.99 crore for the year 2016-17, Rs 178.73 crore for 2017-18, Rs 918.45 crore for 2018-19 and Rs 490.01 crore for 2019-20. Notices worth Rs.
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