Thursday , October 10 2024

Big blow to Congress before elections, bank accounts frozen

Congress has made a big allegation against the central government. The party says that the accounts of Congress and Youth Congress have been frozen. Ajay Maken gave this information in a press conference. He said that due to the account being frozen, there is neither money to pay the salaries nor to pay the bills. Ajay Maken said, 'Congress party's accounts have been frozen. What is happening with democracy in our country? Election dates are now a few weeks away, meanwhile what does the government want to prove by taking this step? The accounts of major parties of the country have been frozen. Income Tax Department Rs. Rs 210 crore has been demanded for recovery.

This matter is related to income tax filing

The Congress leader further said that crores of rupees are being demanded on the basis of income tax filing of 2018-19. This is a very shameful thing, a murder of democracy. Our accounts have been frozen before the Lok Sabha elections. The Congress Party collects money from the Youth Congress through membership campaign and that has also been frozen.

Party cannot withdraw money from bank

Maken said that the party delayed filing the returns. But 45 days time was given. This does not mean that the account itself should be frozen. He further said that everything has been affected and he does not have money to pay electricity bills and salaries. Unable to deposit money in bank. Are not even able to withdraw money from the bank.

The decision on electoral bonds came only yesterday.

A day before, the Supreme Court gave a big decision regarding electoral bonds. The Supreme Court declared the validity of electoral bonds unconstitutional. The Supreme Court also said that this is a violation of the Right to Information. Therefore electoral bonds cannot be considered valid. Not only this, the court has now banned the purchase of electoral bonds and has asked SBI to provide complete information about the bonds to the Election Commission. The court also ordered the Election Commission to disclose the details.