Cong slapped with fresh I-T notice for Rs 1,800 cr
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Friday said it has received fresh notices from the income-tax department, asking it to pay Rs 1,823.08 crore, and alleged that the BJP is in “serious violation” of income-tax laws for which authorities should raise a demand of more than Rs 4,600 crore from the saffron party.
The Congress also accused the ruling BJP of indulging in “tax terrorism” to financially cripple the opposition party ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.
Addressing newspersons along with Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh, party treasurer Ajay Maken alleged that the BJP is in serious violation of income-tax laws and said the I-T department should raise a demand of Rs 4,617.58 crore from the saffron party.
Maken said political parties have to fill up a proforma of Form 24A, in which two basic and important pieces of information have to be furnished -- the names and addresses of their donors. “We have analysed all the submissions of the BJP to the Election Commission (EC). The party has faltered every year,” Maken claimed.
Ramesh alleged that through the “electoral bonds scam”, the BJP has
collected Rs 8,200 crore and used the route of “pre-paid, post-paid, post-raid bribes and shell companies”.
On the other hand, the BJP is engaged in “tax terrorism”, he alleged.
“Efforts are being made to financially cripple the Congress, but we are not going to be cowed down,” Ramesh said. He asserted that the Congress’s campaign for the upcoming parliamentary polls will continue and the party will take its guarantees to the people of the country.
CPI gets one for Rs 11 cr
The Communist Party of India (CPI) has also received a notice from the I-T
Efforts are being made to financially cripple the Congress, but we are not going to be cowed down —Jairam Ramesh,
Congress general secretary
department, asking it to pay “dues” of Rs 11 crore for using an old PAN card while filing tax returns during the last few years, sources said.
They said the Left party is consulting its lawyers to challenge the notice of the tax authorities. “We are consulting our lawyers,” a senior CPI leader said.