Congress leader Ajay Maken accuses BJP of 'tax terrorism', calls for I-T dept to pursue over Rs 4,600 cr d

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Congress leader Ajay Maken on Friday accused the BJP of employing "tax terrorism" to financially weaken the opposition party ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, scheduled to begin on April 19...

Speaking at a press conference held at the AICC headquarters alongside Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh, party treasurer Ajay Maken alleged serious violations of income-tax laws by the BJP..

Maken emphasized the need for the Income Tax department to demand over Rs 4,600 crore from the saffron party for these purported infractions...

Maken alleged that the Congress and other like-minded opposition parties are being selectively targeted by the Income Tax department, which he described as the BJP's "frontal organization.".

The Income Tax department has served a notice of Rs 1,823.08 crore to the Congress party, heightening its financial worries ahead of the critical 2024 Lok Sabha elections, as reported by PTI quoting Ajay Maken on Friday...

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