Congress gave permission to operate, Rs 115 crore still pending

In a development that provides temporary relief to the Congress party, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has allowed the party to operate its already frozen bank accounts.

This comes in response to the party’s claims that the Income Tax Department has frozen its accounts and is seeking recovery of Rs 210 crore. However, senior Congress leader Ajay Maken revealed that despite the tribunal’s decision, an amount of Rs 115 crore is stuck.

Earlier in the day, Maken expressed concern over the state of democracy in India, saying that Congress’s accounts had been frozen and the Income Tax Department had levied Rs 210 crore as recovery for alleged delay in filing returns for the 2019 Lok Sabha. Had demanded. Election.

“We learned that the bank accounts of the Youth Congress have been frozen. The accounts of the Congress Party have also been seized. Income Tax asked to recover Rs 210 crore from the Youth Congress and the Congress Party. Crowdfunding funds have been frozen in our accounts. The money has been frozen.” Maken said, when the accounts of the opposition are frozen just two weeks before the elections, it is equivalent to freezing democracy.