BJP wants to cripple Congress economically, but we are not afraid: Jairam Ramesh

Congress on Friday attacked the Modi authorities for freezing the occasion's accounts and sending earnings tax notices value crores of rupees simply earlier than the Lok Sabha elections, saying that BJP desires to cripple Congress financially, however we’re not afraid. Congress Communication General Secretary Jai Ram Ramesh stated that the BJP authorities is repeatedly attempting to weaken the opposition occasion in numerous methods.

Jairam Ramesh stated that the whole nation has come to know that BJP has collected donations of about Rs 8,250 crore via the electoral bond rip-off. BJP has adopted 4 methods to gather these donations, these embrace donating from do-business, taking contracts, giving donations, hafta restoration, taking donations from shell corporations. Ramesh additionally stated that the Supreme Court docket has termed electoral bonds as in opposition to the Structure.

On the identical time, Congress Party Treasurer Ajay Maken additionally focused BJP and stated that BJP has not given any particulars in regards to the donations of Rs 42 crore acquired in 2017-18. However the Earnings Tax Division has turned a blind eye to it and snatched away Rs 135 crore from us in our case of Rs 14 lakh, that is sheer injustice. After this, we repeatedly searched the info of BJP for the final two years and got here to know that the names of 253 individuals are not within the checklist of donations. There’s an quantity of Rs 2.5 crore which has no hint. The names of those that gave Rs 1.05 crore aren’t there.

Ajay Maken stated that the Earnings Tax Division and our Election Fee are turning a blind eye to all these shortcomings of BJP. Based on the evaluation we’ve got completed for the final 7 years, a penalty of Rs 4600 crore needs to be imposed on BJP. The discover that has come in opposition to Congress is the discover of 1993-94. This matter of Sitaram Kesari's time has now come to Congress. A requirement of Rs 1823 crore has been made on Congress. If BJP is investigated like this then a requirement of Rs 4600 crore will probably be made on them. When all of the behind the scenes instances are being opened then why BJP's Yeddyurappa diary case and Bangaru Laxman's case aren’t being opened.