The BJP accused the Congress of having multiple bank accounts and just three-four of them have been attached, “not frozen”, for non-payment of tax dues. It has further slammed the Congress for making misleading statements on the issue sensing its “imminent” defeat in the Lok Sabha poll.
“These bank accounts have not been frozen, they are operational. You (Congress) can deposit money in these accounts and withdraw too, except Rs 125 crore, which has been attached by the Income Tax department due to the non-payment of dues as per Income Tax rules,” BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra said.
Referring to media reports, he said the Congress has about Rs 1,000 crore in its multiple bank accounts, opened with “multiple PAN” numbers in “violation of its own party constitution”. The Congress also has a fixed asset of worth Rs 500 crore, the BJP leader claimed.
He said the Income Tax Department has attached three-four bank accounts of the Congress due to the non-payment of outstanding Rs 135 crore as per rules.
He slammed senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his claim that the party doesn't have funds to even book train tickets following the freezing of its accounts.
“Rahul Gandhi is saying there is no money with the Congress to even buy train tickets while he is seen travelling by chartered plane every day,” the BJP leader charged and demanded the Congress leader give a “technical answer, instead of political” on the issue.
