Following the income tax raids on the close aides of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath and others, the Election Commission has called the revenue secretary and chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes ( CBDT ) on Tuesday to discuss ongoing income tax raids.
The EC asked the Board Chief whether the raids comply with the rules and regulations.
Revenue Secretary A B Pandey and CBDT Chairman P C Mody have been called to explain the raids amid allegations by the Congress that the ruling BJP was using enforcement agencies to target it during the poll season.
Last day, the income tax department had claimed that it has detected a “widespread and well-organized” racket of the collection of unaccounted cash of about Rs 281 crores.
Since the Model Code Conduct came into force on March 10, the I-T Department has carried out several raids on political leaders and their associates which the opposition has dubbed a misuse of central agencies during poll season.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said the department has also detected a trail of Rs 20 crore suspect cash allegedly being moved to the “headquarters of a major political party in Delhi” from the house of an important person who lives on Tughlaq Road, home to many VIPs.
“Searches in Madhya Pradesh have detected widespread & well-organized racket of the collection of unaccounted cash of about Rs. 281 cr through various persons in different walks of life including business, politics & public service,” it said.
