The political rivalry between India's Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has intensified over allegations concerning the freezing of Congress's bank accounts by the Income Tax Department. Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan criticized the move, highlighting that an eight-year-old case involving a discrepancy of Rs 16 lakh reported a week late was the basis for the action. On the other hand, the BJP defended the Income Tax Department's decision, citing non-compliance with tax rules by Congress, including missing the tax return deadline for 2017-18 and accepting a cash donation of Rs 14 lakhs, which exceeds the legal limit of Rs 20,000 for political donations. The BJP has denied any involvement in the freezing of Congress's bank accounts, describing the allegations as false.
'False allegations': BJP on Congress bank accounts frozen claim. @Roypranesh takes us through the war of words that has erupted between the BJP & Congress- WATCH. #Congress #BJP https://t.co/lLKalTpX8H
Congress cannot access the bank account because the party failed to file I-T returns and the BJP has nothing to do with it, claims BJP. - #WATCH Watch as @roypranesh tells you some facts related to Congress' 'frozen A/Cs' case. https://t.co/ofhaUUKCns
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#WATCH | #WATCH | 'The #Congress party skipped the tax return deadline and extended deadline in 2017-18... Secondly, any political party cannot accept cash donations of more than Rs. 20,000. However, the Congress had accepted a donation worth Rs. 14 lakhs,' says #BJP leader… https://t.co/CT66iblQ6U
VIDEO | Here’s what former Maharashtra CM and Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan (@prithvrj) said on the alleged freezing of bank accounts of the party by the Income Tax department. “An eight-year old case has been dug out for a lapse of Rs 16 lakh, reported late by one week. As… https://t.co/hnTFw9R07Y