This comes after news reports of a Congress party leader saying on Friday that the party’s bank accounts were unfrozen by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) after the party filed an appeal before it. The party earlier in the day said that tax authorities had frozen its main bank accounts, impacting all political activity, www.hindustantimes.com reported on Friday. Queries emailed to the spokesperson for the finance ministry and to the Congress party on Friday evening remained unanswered till press time. The alleged tax dues are about ₹103 crore, later modified to ₹105 crore and an interest amount of ₹32 crore, the person said. From different accounts of the party, ₹115 crore is being attached by the tax department, which is allegedly due, the person said.

Source: Hindustan Times February 16, 2024 21:37 UTC