The Income Tax Department has frozen the bank account of the CPI (M) Thrissur District Committee. The action reportedly is based on the finding that the account was not reflected in the annual returns filed by the party.
In a statement issued, the CPI (M) clarified that its income-expenditure accounts are regularly submitted to both the Income Tax Department and the Election Commission annually, including those of the Thrissur District Committee.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nishikant Dubey lashed out at the Congress party, stating that they did not follow the income tax rule and consequently their bank accounts got frozen.
Reacting to the Congress' allegation over the 'freezing' of its bank accounts ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, BJP leader Sambit Patra said, "All political parties get an exemption in tax. Any party cannot be discriminated against in this. But why were Congress' accounts 'frozen'? The Congr
A day after the Congress's top three leaders, Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, accused BJP of crippling the party financially ahead of Lok Sabha elections to "freeze" its bank accounts, Goa party President Amit Patkar slammed the ruling party, alleging is of "using undemocr
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu and state Congress president Pratibha Singh slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Center for 'freezing the bank accounts of Congress' ahead of Lok Sabha elections and termed it as the 'murder of democracy.'
"The Congress party has not paid income tax every year and hence, the Income Tax department has done its duty. By not following the rules, the Congress leaders were trying to mislead the people. The problem would not have arisen if Chief Minister Siddaramaiah told his party leaders to follow
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party can freeze the bank accounts of the Congress but it cannot throttle the spirit of his party.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday slammed Congress leadership over its allegations concerning freezing of its accounts and said "the party had sought to make an alibi at the highest level" for its "imminent defeat" in the Lok Sabha polls
Addressing a press conference here today, Maken said that they have to do publicity for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections but their accounts are freezed.
According to a press release, the assets include movable assets worth Rs 13 lakh and immovable assets totaling approximately rs. 2.85 crore. This move comes under the provisions of the prevention of money laundering act (pmla), 2002, and is related to the case involving Lakhwinder Singh and