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Congress Secures Relief from Tax Tribunal After Claimed Freeze of Bank Accounts by IT Department

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Congress Secures Relief from Tax Tribunal After Claimed Freeze of Bank Accounts by IT Department

On Friday, Congressman Vivek Tankha announced that, following the party’s filing of an appeal, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal had lifted the block on the party’s bank accounts. The explanation was given soon after Congress claimed that its primary bank accounts had been stopped by income tax authorities, affecting all political activities. In opposition to the ruling, Vivek Tankha told the tribunal that the Congress could now manage its bank accounts. Before a ruling is made on the topic, the tribunal will hear the case on Wednesday of next week. According to Vivek Tankha, he informed the tribunal that if its accounts were to stay frozen, the Congress would not be permitted to take part in the “festival of elections.”

Vivek Tankha’s remarks follow Congress treasurer Ajay Maken’s claim that the IT department had stopped the party’s primary bank accounts on “flimsy grounds,” which had an impact on all political activities of the party just two weeks before the announcement of general elections. Ajay Maken stated during a news conference that the accounts, including the Indian Youth Congress, were stopped due to an income tax demand of ₹210 crore for the 2018–19 fiscal year, which was an election year. According to Ajay Maken, the reason for this move is that the party filed its income tax return for the relevant year a few days late. He clarified that the orders to freeze the accounts had come from the I-T officials on Wednesday. Four primary bank accounts were frozen, according to Ajay Maken. Subsequently, nine were reported by the news agency.

“The power-drunk Modi government has frozen the accounts of the country’s largest opposition party, the Indian National Congress, just before the Lok Sabha elections,” Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said in response to the development in a post on X. “This is a deep assault on India’s democracy,” he stated. The BJP will use the illegal funds it raised for elections, while the Congress will keep its crowdsourcing funds under wraps, according to the party president. “I have stated that there won’t be any elections in the future because of this. The president of the Congress said, “We urge the judiciary to preserve India’s democracy and the nation’s multi-party system. Shashi Tharoor, a Congress MP, called it “shocking and utterly shameful.” Ajay Maken claims that Congress was not even allowed to spend the money that it had raised through its crowdsourcing initiative. He claimed that the nation’s democracy was “in danger.” “For the first time in the country’s history, accounts of the principal opposition party have been frozen by the tax authorities on flimsy grounds, barely two weeks before the announcement of general elections,” Ajay Maken stated to reporters. The blocking of Congressmen’s bank accounts, according to Sachin Pilot, “is a clear misuse of power.”

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“The Congress party has consistently honored its guiding ideals and upheld openness in the money raised through various avenues and political campaigns. Such a flagrant act of political retribution against another opposition party has never been unleashed in the annals of political discourse. 90% of the funds earned through electoral bonds—which the Hon. Supreme Court ruled yesterday to be unconstitutional—have been kept by the BJP. All of these acts appear to have been planned, and their timing is dubious. Sachin Pilot stated on X (formerly Twitter) that “the BJP has left no stone unturned to stifle opposition voices and has set a dangerous precedent for targeting opponents and undermining democratic processes.” The Supreme Court declared the Center’s anonymous political finance program, known as electoral bonds, to be “unconstitutional” on Thursday and ruled that the donors, amounts, and recipients of the bonds must be disclosed by March 13.

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Arvind Kejriwal Warns Yogi Adityanath: ‘Amit Shah to Be PM’ – BJP Politics Unfolds

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Arvind Kejriwal Warns Yogi Adityanath: ‘Amit Shah to Be PM’ – BJP Politics Unfolds

Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, asserted on Saturday that Amit Shah, the home minister, will replace Yogi Adityanath as prime minister of India should the BJP win power. He stated that because PM Modi would reach 75 next year, he will step down from active politics. Speaking to an assembly the day after being freed on provisional bail, Arvind Kejriwal declared that all major opposition leaders would face imprisonment should the BJP create a government at the center once more. In two months, he said, Yogi Adityanath would no longer be the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh.

“They will ruin the political careers of BJP leaders (Nipta denge) and lock up opposition politicians. Hemant Soren, a minister in our ministry and a political party member of Mamata Banerjee, is incarcerated. The opposition leaders, including Mamata Banerjee, MK Stalin, Tejashwi Yadav, Pinarayi Vijayan, Uddhav Thackeray, and others, would go to jail if they win again. The political careers of Raman Singh, ML Khattar, Vasundhara Raje, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, LK Advani, and Murli Manohar Joshi are over. It’s Yogi Adityanath next. In two months, if they win this election, they’ll replace the current Uttar Pradesh chief minister,” Kejriwal declared.

Arvind Kejriwal cited the BJP’s regulation that states no leader may remain in active politics once they are 75, pointing out that PM Modi will pass the mark on September 17 of the next year. “These people ask about the INDIA alliance’s prime minister. Who will serve as your prime minister, I ask the BJP? On September 17, PM Modi will be 75. He ruled that party leaders would go down after 75 years. “After forcing LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Sumitra Mahajan, and Yashwant Sinha to step down, he announced that PM Modi would follow suit on September 17th,” he said.

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According to Arvind Kejriwal, Yogi Adityanath would be fired first by the BJP. “PM Modi is requesting votes for Amit Shah. “Will Amit Shah keep his promise to Modi?” he continued.

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Arvind Kejriwal Accuses ‘Dictator’ Modi of Plotting AAP’s Downfall, Day After Bail

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Arvind Kejriwal Accuses ‘Dictator’ Modi of Plotting AAP’s Downfall, Day After Bail

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, a day after the BJP leader was freed on temporary bail following a 50-day jail sentence. He said that Modi intended to dissolve the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Arvind and Sunita Kejriwal paid a visit to Delhi’s renowned Hanuman Temple in Connaught Place on Saturday morning, demonstrating their resolve and support for Hinduism. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to Arvind Kejriwal, jailed four of the AAP’s top leaders at the same time.

The most well-known members of the AAP, Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh, and Satyendra Jain, were detained by federal officials on suspicion of corruption. Sanjay Singh was just released on normal bond from prison. Manish Sisodia served as Arvind Kejriwal’s deputy in the Delhi administration until his arrest in February 2023. Arvind Kejriwal claimed that PM Modi believed the AAP would determine the future of the country.

Two states are home to our little Aam Aadmi Party. However, the Prime Minister spared no effort to destroy our party, imprisoning four of its leaders at the same time. Large parties dissolve when four of their senior leaders are imprisoned. “PM Modi feels that AAP is the party that will give the country its future, and he wants to crush them,” the Prime Minister stated. No other party, according to Arvind Kejriwal, has endured this kind of harassment in the previous 75 years.

He added that the country’s democracy is being sought after by a tyrant, alluding to PM Modi. “The people of the nation overthrew dictators whenever they attempted to seize power. Once more, a tyrant seeks to eliminate democracy today.Although I am battling that despot, I am powerless on my own. I’ve come to ask 140 crore people to stand with me in rescuing this dictatorship from the country.I have twenty-one days to travel across the nation, under the Supreme Court’s order. “I give the nation every drop of my blood,” he continued.

Arvind Kejriwal went on to say that opposition figures including Mamata Banerjee, MK Stalin, Tejashwi Yadav, Pinarayi Vijayan, and Uddhav Thackeray would go to jail if the BJP won the Lok Sabha elections. He declared that Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Murli Manohar Joshi, and LK Advani were no longer in politics. “Yogi Adityanath is up next. He declared, “They will replace the current Uttar Pradesh chief minister in two months if they win this election.

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About the liquor policy issue, Arvind Kejriwal was taken into custody on March 21. In light of the Lok Sabha elections, the Supreme Court granted him temporary release on Friday. But the chief minister of Delhi was informed by the court that he would have to abstain from administrative duties.

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PM Modi: Pakistan ‘Selling Its Bombs,’ Reacts to Mani Shankar Aiyar’s Remark

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PM Modi: Pakistan ‘Selling Its Bombs,’ Reacts to Mani Shankar Aiyar’s Remark

Prime Minister Narendra Modi joked on Saturday in response to Congressman Mani Shankar Aiyar’s “respect Pakistan” statement, saying that India’s estranged neighbor is compelled to relinquish its nuclear weapons due to financial difficulties. PM Modi accused the Congress of attempting to scare Indians with nuclear weapons from Pakistan during an Odisha rally, adding that such a pliable stance had previously fostered cross-border terrorism.

Congress is always trying to frighten its own people. “Beware, Pakistan has atomic bombs,” they warn. These weaklings are attempting to destroy India’s soul. Congress has always been like this. Pakistan’s situation is so bad that they are unable to control their own bombs. They are attempting to market their explosives, but due to their subpar quality, nobody is interested in purchasing them. The people of Jammu and Kashmir had to put up with terrorism for more than 60 years as a result of this apathy, PM Modi stated.

Mani Shankar Aiyar urged India to respect Pakistan in an old, widely shared video, citing the country’s possession of atomic weapons. He went on to say that Pakistan may use the bomb to hurt India if a lunatic takes power there. Mani Shankar Aiyar’s comment was rejected by the Congress on Friday, stating that the BJP was attempting to divert attention away from Prime Minister Modi’s “goof-ups.”.

The Indian National Congress disavows and disagrees wholeheartedly with some statements made by Mr. Mani Shankar Aiyar several months ago, which the BJP has revived today in an effort to divert attention away from Prime Minister Modi’s daily gaffes. Congress leader Pawan Khera stated, “Mr. Aiyar does not, in any capacity, speak for the party.” BJP leader and home minister Amit Shah later criticized Mani Shankar Aiyar’s statement.

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“We should respect Pakistan since it has an atomic bomb, according to Mani Shankar Aiyar. Farooq Abdullah, the head of the INDIA group, stated a few days ago that because Pakistan possesses an atomic bomb, conversation concerning the PoK should be avoided. “I wish to inform the Congress and the India bloc that the PoK is an integral part of India and cannot be taken by force,” Shah declared. In the meantime, Prime Minister Modi declared today that the Congress will have less than 50 seats in the Lok Sabha following the outcome of the general election.

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