New Delhi: In one other setback for the Congress celebration, amidst the continuing Lok Sabha election marketing campaign, sources revealed on Friday that the Income Tax Department has served a requirement discover amounting to roughly Rs 1823.08 crore. This discover pertains to the evaluation years spanning from 2017-18 to 2020-21 and encompasses penalty costs together with accrued curiosity.
कांग्रेस को आयकर विभाग से एक और झटका, कहा – ये टैक्स टेररिज्म है
कांग्रेस ने शुक्रवार को कहा कि आयकर विभाग ने टैक्स रिटर्न में कथित गड़बड़ियों के लिए 1823.08 करोड़ रुपये के भुगतान का नया नोटिस उसे जारी किया है. पार्टी महासचिव जयराम रमेश ने यह दावा भी किया कि लोकसभा चुनाव से… pic.twitter.com/ZsWYP5863z
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Reacting to the discover, the Congress celebration has accused the BJP of using monetary techniques to suppress them, particularly because the Lok Sabha elections draw close to, slated to begin on April 19. In a press convention at this time, Congress member Jairam Ramesh labelled the notices as a type of “tax terrorism” orchestrated to weaken the celebration financially, stressing the necessity to halt such actions. “The notices are being sent to cripple us financially. This is tax terrorism, and this is being used to attack the Congress, This has to stop,” Congress’s Jairam Ramesh mentioned in a press convention at this time.
#WATCH | Congress chief Ajay Maken says, “We have received notices from the time of Sitaram Kesari, from 1993-94… We have been demanded to pay Rs 53 crores from the time of Sitaram Kesari. A total of Rs 1823 crores has been made by the IT department from Congress.” pic.twitter.com/Yas23wj9l7
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Earlier this week, the Delhi High Court dismissed the Congress celebration’s plea contesting the initiation of reassessment proceedings by the Income Tax Department for the years 2017-18 to 2020-21. The courtroom upheld its earlier choice rejecting related pleas by Congress concerning reassessment proceedings for earlier years.
Moreover, a latest ruling by the Delhi High Court affirmed the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal’s choice to not droop the Income Tax discover for the restoration of over Rs 105 crore in excellent taxes from the Congress celebration. However, the courtroom granted the Congress liberty to method the appellate tribunal once more with their grievances.
In response, the Congress celebration has moved to the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal to contest the restoration proceedings, in search of a keep on the method and the freezing of their financial institution accounts.
The subject of political funding has gained prominence on this election cycle, particularly following the Supreme Court’s choice to strike down electoral bonds. These bonds, permitting nameless donations to political events, had been deemed to violate residents’ proper to data. The Congress and different opposition events have hailed this verdict, contemplating it a blow to the BJP, which had benefited considerably from the scheme.
