NEW DELHI: India's main opposition Congress party said Friday that its bank accounts had been frozen by the tax department just weeks before the expected announcement of national elections. "We were told that the accounts of India's main opposition party have been frozen," Congress party spokesman Ajay Maken told a press conference. FROZEN FUNDS Congress party spokesman Ajay Maken addresses a press conference at All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters in New Delhi on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. "When the principal opposition party's accounts have been frozen just two weeks before the announcement of the national elections, do you think democracy is alive in our country?" Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi, scion of the dynasty that dominated Indian politics for decades, was convicted of criminal libel last year after a complaint by a member of Modi's party.

Source: Manila Times February 16, 2024 16:28 UTC