No coercive steps to recover Rs 3,567 cr from Congress during Lok Sabha elections: I-T dept tells SC

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The Income Tax department on Monday informed the Supreme Court that it will not take any coercive action to recover Rs 3,567 crore from Congress party during the Lok Sabha elections...

The department urged the court to reschedule the hearing for June and emphasized its commitment to avoiding disruptions for any political party during the electoral process...

Considering the demand, the court listed the matter for July 24, 2024...

In mounting trouble for the Congress, the party said it has received notices from the Income Tax department, raising a tax demand of Rs 1,745 crore for the assessment years 2014-15 to 2016-17..

The Congress has also been taxed for "third-party entries" made in diaries seized from some of its leaders by probe agencies during raids, the sources said...

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