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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday alleged that the BJP is using organisations like the IT Department, ED, and CBI to weaken the Congress Party as the party is scared of losing the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.ah..
He added that the BJP is trying to weaken their party through 'tax terrorism' as they believe that by doing this, they can win the election..
. Siddaramaiah said that as the Lok Sabha election gets closer, the Income Tax Department is becoming more active and is using 'tax terrorism' against opposition parties but is ignoring the BJP's tax violations..
"The IT Department, which levies accusations of tax violations against certain Congress leaders citing supposed diary entries, overlooks the Yediyurappa diaries exposed in Karnataka, as well as the 'Birla-Sahara' diary that suggests Narendra Modi as a beneficiary..
However, now, in order to divert the people's attention from this huge scam, the BJP government is making false accusations of income tax evasion with the malicious intention of portraying the opposition parties as guilty," as per the press statement..
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