Congress claims funds squeeze post IT action, taxmen deny freezing accounts

Thursday, 21 March 2024
Calling the freezing of Congress’s bank accounts as PM Narendra Modi’s ploy to cripple it for the Lok Sabha elections, the party leadership Thursday said it does not have a rupee to spend and has not been able to start its poll campaign during the crucial month ahead of voting while BJP is splurging money across the country like never before. It demanded that Congress be allowed to use its bank accounts.

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Congress MP Rahul Gandhi expressed concern over the financial constraints faced by the party, stating that all accounts have been frozen, hindering their ability to campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Rahul Gandhi, alongside party president Mallikarjun Kharge and former president Sonia...

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