The Income Tax Department froze the bank accounts of the Indian National Congress party over a 2.1 billion rupee income tax demand, leading to political reactions. Congress leaders expressed dismay and accused the BJP of targeting them ahead of elections. However, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal later unfroze the accounts, allowing the party to operate them again.
VIDEO | Congress workers hold protest in Jaipur against freezing of party's bank accounts by I-T department. The bank accounts were frozen over an income tax demand of Rs 210 crore but an I-T appellate tribunal later allowed it to operate them, pending a further hearing next… https://t.co/5th4I1JTJQ
#WATCH | On Karnataka Budget, Former CM and BJP leader Siddaramaiah says, " In the last 9 months, Siddaramaiah govt has failed to deliver the promises and development to the state. Even the ruling party MLAs are fed up and frustrated about this. Yesterday's budget was very… https://t.co/NmEk4AvaU6
#India’s main opposition #Congress party says its bank accounts have been frozen over a 2.1 billion rupee ($25.3 million) income tax demand in connection with a dispute, months before national elections. https://t.co/Fm5bx7edRk
🚨🇮🇳 BREAKING: MODI'S OPPONENT'S BANKS FROZEN India's opposition party, the Indian National Congress led by Rahul Gandhi, has stated that its bank accounts have been frozen by the Income Tax Department. Gandhi has recently made a splash on India's political scene with his 4,000… https://t.co/JTPE9sv5Td
STORY | Freezing bank accounts of Congress attack on democracy: AAP READ: https://t.co/BIKBJPHXHM https://t.co/QgpFOE1VHw
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal unfreezes the bank accounts of Congress party https://t.co/591L2hVPwx
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has unfrozen the bank accounts of #Congress party. The party's bank accounts were frozen by the IT department earlier. Congress leader Vivek Tankha who appeared before the Tribunal, says the party was now allowed to operate its bank accounts. He… https://t.co/IPVdOCWdaT
#WATCH | On Congress leader Ajay Maken's statement "Youth Congress' bank accounts have been frozen", Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit says, "...I don't know what the case is but I have come to know that it is a false case. They have brought up a 3-4 year-old case of Income Tax and… https://t.co/AVLraZ4MWj
#TheNews | Congress vs income tax department over freezing of bank accounts Sunil Prabhu reports https://t.co/XaTxY8OTfW
VIDEO | "Action has been initiated for recovery of Rs 210 crore, and as part of that action, Congress' bank accounts have been frozen. I think this is very unfortunate and a direct attempt to affect the elections," says Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj (@Saurabh_MLAgk) on… https://t.co/0hiGGuT02i
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah says, "I have presented so many budgets but not even once I have witnessed a single walkout, but today I just started reading the budget and the BJP walked out. They don't believe in democracy... BJP only do politics. They had planned protests in their… https://t.co/o0nWndLO2D
#WATCH | Bengaluru: On Karnataka Budget session, Congress leader Basavaraj Rayareddy says, "BJP is a responsible opposition party. They should have some patience and hear what CM is saying in the budget. They just ran away. Our budget is Pro-poor people. The overall development… https://t.co/PiMwD7jALD
VIDEO | Here’s what Congress MLA Rizwan Arshad (@ArshadRizwan) said on the party's claim that its bank accounts have been frozen. “It’s the desperation of the BJP government that they have to seize the funding of India’s oldest political party just before elections on the… https://t.co/UINR41TKir
#WATCH | Bengaluru: On Karnataka Budget session, Karnataka Minister and Congress leader Priyank Kharge says, "BJP has time and again insulted Kannadigas. Today during the Budget session, they stormed out of the session... that means they are scared, they are unable to face the… https://t.co/efijTOXsg7
VIDEO | Here's what JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy (@hd_kumaraswamy) on Congress' claim that its bank accounts have been frozen. "I don't know in what context the central government institutions have freezed the accounts of Congress. I don't know the reason. If there is no illegal… https://t.co/L7pA2b1Ce6
VIDEO | Here's what Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge (@PriyankKharge) said on Congress' claim that its bank accounts have been frozen. "The BJP will try all the dirty tricks in their books. We are not surprised, but we will fight it out legally," he said. (Full video available… https://t.co/3IJhwWexwO