Congress can operate ‘frozen’ accounts, relief from tax tribunal

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The Congress party would not be restricted from using its bank accounts, lawyer Vivek Tankha confirmed today..

Earlier, Ajay Maken has revealed that the party's and Youth Congress's bank accounts had been frozen...

Hours after Congress Treasurer Ajay Maken on Friday said the party's bank accounts were frozen, the tax tribunal said there were no restrictions on the party accessing its bank accounts...

The development was confirmed by Vivek Tankha, Rajya Sabha MP and lawyer, who said he appeared for the Congress party before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal bench of Delhi...

Earlier today, addressing a press conference, Maken also said the Youth Congress party's bank account had been frozen...

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