Congress Party Struggles For Funds?
Congress party had to pay nearly 115 crores as a penalty levied by Income Tax to get their bank account released source says. The party was asked to pay more than 200 crores as a penalty source says. Simultaneously the accounts were confiscated also source says. The tribunal helped in getting accounts released source says. The Incom Tax department has confiscated tangible amounts from the account, as the penalty source says. Congress party was getting many surveys done to know the ground realities and status of prospective candidates source says. The Treasurer of the party has said to the top that the party has to clear the penalty issue first, so they are not in a position to pay these agencies, the source says. This has halted all surveys, and now the party will not get feedback, a source says. This will also delay the finalisation of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections source says.
