Image Source : X/@INCINDIA Congress chief Ajay Maken addresses a press convention.
Congress chief Ajay Maken has revealed that the get together’s financial institution accounts have been frozen weeks forward of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. According to him, data was acquired on Thursday indicating that banks had been refusing to honour the get together’s issued checks. Upon additional investigation, it was found that the financial institution accounts of the Youth Congress and the Congress get together had been seized.
Income tax requested for Rs 210 crore restoration from Youth Congress and Congress get together. The crowdfunding cash in our accounts has been frozen. Just 2 weeks earlier than elections when the opposition’s accounts are frozen, it’s equal to freezing the democracy.
Accounts frozen on ‘flimsy grounds’: Maken
Addressing a press convention, get together treasurer Maken claimed that the Income Tax division has frozen the Congress’ 4 foremost financial institution accounts on “flimsy grounds”. This has affected all political exercise of the get together, he added.
“For the first time in the country’s history, accounts of the principal opposition party have been frozen by the tax authorities on flimsy grounds, barely two weeks before the announcement of general elections,” Maken mentioned, including that the get together has already appealed to the Income Tax appellate authority.
Kharge accuses Modi govt for this
Meanwhile, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge accused the central authorities of freezing the get together’s financial institution accounts. “Power drunk Modi Govt has frozen the accounts of the country’s largest Opposition party – the Indian National Congress – just before the Lok Sabha elections. This is a deep assault on India’s Democracy!” Kharge posted on X.
“The UNCONSTITUTIONAL cash collected by the BJP could be utilised by them for elections, however the cash collected by us by way of CROWDFUNDING shall be sealed!
That is why, I’ve mentioned that there will not be any elections sooner or later (sic),” the put up additional learn.
The Congress chief additionally appealed to the Judiciary to avoid wasting the multi-party system on this nation and defend India’s Democracy. Kharge mentioned the get together will take to the streets and battle strongly in opposition to this “autocracy.”
Lok Sabha elections 2024
It ought to be famous right here that normal elections are anticipated to be held in India between April and May to elect the members of the 18th Lok Sabha. The tenure of the seventeenth Lok Sabha is scheduled to finish within the month of June. The earlier normal elections had been held in April–May 2019. After the elections, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance fashioned the federal government on the Centre, with Narendra Modi persevering with as Prime Minister for the second straight time period.
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Source: www.indiatvnews.com
