"BJP has planned to destroy democratic system," alleges Congress' Nana Patole
Mar 24, 2024
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], March 24 : Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole on Sunday alleged that the BJP has planned to destroy the democratic system while appealing to the public to donate to the Congress to "save" democracy and the Constitution.
"It is clear that the BJP has made its plan to destroy the democratic system. The bank accounts of the opposition are frozen. The motive behind this is that the opposition should not have money to contest elections...," the congress leader alleged.
"I appeal to the public to donate money to the Congress party to save the democracy and constitution of the country. We will make the account numbers and IFSC codes of Congress candidates public," he told ANI on Sunday.
On Thursday, Congress accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of freezing its bank accounts ahead of the Lok Sabha polls and said that it is finding it tough to prepare for the elections because of this reason, however, Bharatiya Janata Party hit back and said that their claims point toward "desperation of imminent defeat" adding that "era of entitlement is over".
Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi alleged on Thursday that a "systematic effort" is underway by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "cripple" the Indian National Congress financially, while calling it "unprecedented and undemocratic."
Rahul Gandhi also claimed that all Congress' bank accounts have been frozen, the party can do no campaign work, cannot support party workers, and cannot support party candidates.
"All our bank accounts have been frozen. We cannot do campaign work, we cannot support our workers, we cannot support our candidates. This was done two months before the election campaign. One notice comes from the 90s, another from 6-7 years ago. The minimum amount is Rs 14 lakhs, and punishment - our entire financial identity. All the institutions are quiet, and the Election Commission has not even said anything," he added.
Hitting back at the Congress over its claims, BJP leader Sambit Patra said that the era of entitlement is over under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
"First you commit default, then you think you will get relief, this won't happen. You will be treated as a defaulter. The era of entitlement is over under PM Narendra Modi.
The Delhi High Court earlier last week upheld the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) order refusing to stay on the Income Tax notice for recovery of more than Rs 105 crore as an outstanding tax against the Congress.
