Does BJP pay income tax?: Ajay Maken

Raising concerns over the withdrawal of Rs 65 crore undemocratically from the Congress bank accounts by the income tax department party leader Ajay Maken said that despite the sub judice nature of the matter the Congress party is facing an unprecedented demand of Rs 210 crore when there is a common practice for National Political Parties to pay no income taxHighlighting that neither the Congress nor the BJP pays income tax Maken in a post on X said that their hopes now lie with the JudiciaryYesterday the Income Tax Department mandated banks to transfer over Rs 65 crore from INC India IYC and NSUI accounts to the governmentRs5 crores from IYC and NSUI and Rs6025 crores from INC marking a concerning move by the BJP Government he saidIs it common for National Political Parties to pay Income Tax No he addedDoes the BJP pay Income Tax No Ajay Maken askedHe continued to ask that why is the Congress Party facing an unprecedented demand of Rs210 croresHe pointed out that this undemocratic act poses a threat to the countrys multiparty systemThis situation raises a crucial question about the state of democracy Is it under threat he said in his post on XDuring todays ITAT proceedings we presented our case The hearing is set to continue tomorrow The funds in question were raised through grassroots efforts including crowdfunding and membership drives by the IYC and NSUI This situation raises a crucial question about the state of democracy Is it under threat Our hope now lies with the judiciary Maken addedThe hearing on Congress complaint in Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ITAT against recovery of the outstanding tax due of Rs 65 crore from INCs account will resume on ThursdayMeanwhile the Income Tax Department on Wednesday submitted before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ITAT that they acted with responsibility and their action was fully in line with the law to obtain demand drafts of Rs 65 crore from the bank accounts of Congress partyAdvocate Zoheb Hossain the counsel for the Income Tax Department defended the decision to recover the amount and submitted that there has been a breach of rules by Congress and in such a scenario the entity must be treated as a normal assesseThe counsel told the Tribunal that they were ready to give an undertaking if Congress wins the case We are ready to give back the amount assured he saidHe submitted that on July 6 2021 the first notice of recovery was given He said the Congress party filed an appeal for a complete stay on October 28 2021 but for this they had to deposit 20 per cent of the dues as per IT Act He said they were requested to pay 20 per cent of the demand but it was not doneOn January 9 2023 we sent another letter seeking payment for outstanding demand We received an email from Congress seeking an adjournment only Over a period of four years their conduct was not to pay he saidIn the complaint Congress said the Income Tax Department has enforced its law by encashing some of the balances lying with the banks without waiting for the outcome of the hearing scheduled before the benchCongress appealed that the department should not proceed further till the disposal of the stay applicationThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever