Noida, Mar 30 (PTI) BJP chief Gopal Krishna Agarwal on Saturday accused the Congress of crying foul over the Revenue Tax notices, claiming the opposition occasion is taking part in “sufferer card” because it has realised its defeat within the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Agarwal mentioned the Congress has a “false impression” that it’s above the legislation.
The BJP’s spokesperson on financial affairs claimed that the Congress received into bother with the IT due to its money transactions and since it didn’t reply to its notices earlier than occasion accounts have been frozen.
“Furthermore, you (Congress) are spreading lies about it. You might be evaluating your self with the BJP. The BJP has not taken any money donations and each time authorities sought its particulars, the occasion furnished it to them well timed. That’s the reason the BJP didn’t have any tax legal responsibility or received any discover from the Revenue Tax,” he mentioned.
“While you have been searched once more, additional cash transactions have been discovered and your accounts have been seized. You don’t hold your books proper, interact in money transactions, don’t abide by Election Fee’s guidelines, don’t reply to IT notices, don’t file IT returns however then go to public and unfold misinformation, play the sufferer card,” Agarwal mentioned.
“It’s clear that you’ve got realised you aren’t going to win any seats within the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and that’s the reason you might be utilizing such ways as scapegoat,” Agarwal added.
The Congress has mentioned it obtained IT notices, asking it to pay dues of Rs 1,823 crore, for alleged discrepancies in tax returns filed prior to now few years.
The occasion has been elevating the allegation that the BJP-led Centre is making an attempt to “cripple” the opposition within the run-up to Lok Sabha elections.
Agarwal mentioned the provisions of the Revenue Tax division are for everyone, whether or not it’s a political occasion or a person.
“Political events get exemptions underneath some provisions of the Revenue Tax guidelines. But when these circumstances are violated and guidelines not adopted, then their IT exemption doesn’t apply,” Agarwal mentioned.
“The Rs 14.75 lakh donation taken by the Congress in 2017-18 was money donations above Rs 2,000. Guidelines of IT and Election Fee say that in such circumstances, taking money donations is prohibited. Taking money donations of greater than Rs 2,000 ended their tax exemption and the division despatched them a number of notices however the occasion didn’t reply to them.
“When the exemption ended, then all their different revenue additionally grew to become taxable and no matter their expenditures have been they have been additionally disallowed by the legislation,” he claimed. PTI KIS VN VN
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