'ATM to fund elections': BJP links ₹42 crore cash recovery to Congress
1 year, 2 months ago

'ATM to fund elections': BJP links ₹42 crore cash recovery to Congress

Hindustan Times  

Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Saturday linked with the Congress the recovery of ₹42 crore by the Income Tax department in Bengaluru on Friday. At a press conference, the politician alleged the accused contractor had labelled the previous BJP government in Karnataka as "40 percent commission government" and wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at the behest of the Congress. ₹ 42 crores bundled in 23 boxes found at Bengaluru contractor's house The minister accused the Congress of treating Karnataka as its "ATM to fund elections in other states''. “We must remember the name of a person, Ambikapathy, the contractor who, on behalf of the Congress, had written to the prime minister in July-August last year labelling the erstwhile BJP government in Karnataka as 40 per cent commission government," he was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.

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Vijayendra offered ₹150 crore bribe on Waqf issue: CM Siddaramaiah
1 week, 2 days ago

Vijayendra offered ₹150 crore bribe on Waqf issue: CM Siddaramaiah

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: The Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday alleged that the BJP state president B.Y. Vijayendra "tried to bribe" the former Minority Commission Chairperson during the previous BJP government, Anwar Manippady with Rs 150 crore to suppress investigations into the Waqf property encroachment. Anwar Manippady had publicly stated that Vijayendra visited his house during B S Yediyurappa's tenure as CM …

Maharashtra cash-for-vote row: Police find ₹9.93 lakh in hotel
1 month ago

Maharashtra cash-for-vote row: Police find ₹9.93 lakh in hotel

Hindustan Times  

Amid the raging cash-for-vote controversy in Maharashtra, the Palghar administration said on Tuesday that the police team recovered ₹9.93 lakh in cash and some documents in the hotel. Bahujan Vikas Aghadi candidate Kshitij Thakur with supporters after they gheraod BJP leader Vinod Tawde. The Bahujan Vikas Aghadi has alleged that BJP general secretary Vinod Tawde arrived at the hotel today …

BJP offered Rs 50 crore to 50 Congress MLAs to remove me: Siddaramaiah
1 month, 1 week ago

BJP offered Rs 50 crore to 50 Congress MLAs to remove me: Siddaramaiah

India Today  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, on Wednesday, alleged that the Opposition BJP, to remove the Congress-led government in the state, offered Rs 50 crore each to 50 Congress MLAs. According to Siddaramaiah, the BJP resorted to making false accusations against him and his government because its plan to buy off Congress MLAs didn’t succeed. The Chief Minister also named Leader of …

‘Modi has taken ATM onboard’: Mumbai Congress slams PM with ‘Adani, Ambani, Ajit Pawar’ jibe
1 month, 1 week ago

‘Modi has taken ATM onboard’: Mumbai Congress slams PM with ‘Adani, Ambani, Ajit Pawar’ jibe

Live Mint  

PM Modi vs Congress on ‘ATM’ Remark: As the Maharashtra assembly elections approach, political tensions have escalated following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s controversial statement accusing Congress of turning states into “ATMs” for the "Shahi Parivaar". Hitting back Mumbai Congress working president Charan Singh Sapra on Tuesday said, “PM himself has taken the ATM onboard, he took Ajit Pawar with him …

Electoral bonds: Congress seeks SC-monitored probe into donations to BJP by firms raided by I-T, ED
9 months, 1 week ago

Electoral bonds: Congress seeks SC-monitored probe into donations to BJP by firms raided by I-T, ED

The Hindu  

All India Congress Committee president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday demanded a Supreme Court-monitored special investigation into the electoral bonds scheme through which the ruling BJP has encashed ₹6,065 crore over five years and said the bank accounts of the BJP must be frozen till the completion of the probe. Mr. Kharge said that several companies purchased electoral bonds soon after …

Probe agencies behind 30 firms’ Rs 335cr donation to BJP from 2018-22: Congress
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Probe agencies behind 30 firms’ Rs 335cr donation to BJP from 2018-22: Congress

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Friday alleged that the Central agencies were being misused to “extort” donations for the BJP from private companies and demanded a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the matter. In a letter to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, AICC general secretary KC Venugopal sought a probe into “the allegations of quid pro quo between BJP and donors …

Revanth Govt Harassing Builders for Funds to Congress: BJP Chief
10 months ago

Revanth Govt Harassing Builders for Funds to Congress: BJP Chief

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: State BJP chief and Union minister G, Kishan Reddy charged that the Revanth Reddy government was forcing builders to mop up funds for Rahul Gandhi’s ongoing Bharat Nyay Jodo Yatra. Speaking to reporters at the party office after YSRC leader Vellela Ram Mohan and his supporters joined the party, Kishan Reddy said that the Congress government was threatening builders, …

'What did BJP sell for ₹5200 crore': Congress after SC ruling on electoral bond
10 months, 1 week ago

'What did BJP sell for ₹5200 crore': Congress after SC ruling on electoral bond

Hindustan Times  

The Congress party on Thursday trained guns on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party after the Supreme Court struck down a scheme that allowed anonymous political donations in the form of electoral bonds. “We want to know what has BJP sold in exchange for the ₹5200 crore it received in the form of 'electoral bonds'?” Pawan Khera, Congress's media and publicity …

54% of BJP’s total income came from electoral bonds
10 months, 2 weeks ago

54% of BJP’s total income came from electoral bonds

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party received ₹1,294.14 crore through electoral bonds in 2022-23, which was nearly 54% of its total income during the year, and seven times higher than that of its main rival, the Congress party. The ruling party’s total income rose to ₹2,361 crore in the year 2022-23 from ₹1,917 crore in 2021-22, according to the annual audit report …

Properties over Rs 140 crore found in Telangana official's premises
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Properties over Rs 140 crore found in Telangana official's premises

Op India  

On 24th January, the Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau discovered assets valued at around Rs 100 crore and Rs 40 lakh in cash at a Hyderabad residence and offices linked to a town planning officer. The Income Tax department seized nearly Rs 300 crore in cash from the premises of a distillery company in Odisha’s Balangir that belonged to the brother of …

Rajdeep Sardesai defends Congress over Dhiraj Sahu IT raid controversy
1 year ago

Rajdeep Sardesai defends Congress over Dhiraj Sahu IT raid controversy

Op India  

Days after the Income Tax Department recovered a whopping ₹353 crore from the offices of Dhiraj Prasad Sahu, ‘journalist’ Rajdeep Sardesai came to the rescue of the Congress MP. He also made reference to a ‘dead’ Congress leader who supposedly influenced the decision of the party to send Dhiraj Prasad Sahu to the Rajya Sabha. The controversy surrounding Dhiraj Prasad …

Dheeraj Sahu raids: Rs 355 crore cash recovered so far from properties linked to Congress MP | UPDATES
1 year ago

Dheeraj Sahu raids: Rs 355 crore cash recovered so far from properties linked to Congress MP | UPDATES

India TV News  

The raids being carried out by the Income Tax department on properties linked to Congress Rajya Sabha MP Dheeraj Sahu entered day 6 on Monday. The Income Tax department so far recovered over Rs 355 crore cash during a series of raids on an Odisha-based distillery group on charges of tax evasion. Once the operation is completed, the Income Tax …

Dhiraj Sahu raids: Total cash haul reaches ₹318 crore; counting on
1 year ago

Dhiraj Sahu raids: Total cash haul reaches ₹318 crore; counting on

Hindustan Times  

The amount of cash recovered in income tax raids at premises linked to Congress Rajya Sabha MP Dhiraj Sahu has reached ₹318 crore. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The counting of cash is taking place at the main branch of the State Bank of India in Odisha's Bolangir. "From Rahul Gandhi's close friend and Rajya Sabha MP Dheeraj Sahu's offices, around …

Amit Shah calls Jharkhand cash seizure ‘eye-opener’, demands answers from Rahul Gandhi, I.N.D.I.A bloc leaders
1 year ago

Amit Shah calls Jharkhand cash seizure ‘eye-opener’, demands answers from Rahul Gandhi, I.N.D.I.A bloc leaders

India TV News  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday took a potshot at the Opposition’s I.N.D.I.A bloc over its “silence” on the huge amount of cash recovered from the premises allegedly linked to Congress MP Dhiraj Sahu during the I-T department raids against an Odisha-based distillery company, and demanded an answer from its top leaders, including Rahul Gandhi. Shah announced that the …

Tax raids at Congress MP's premises continue in Odisha, Jharkhand; more cash seized
1 year ago

Tax raids at Congress MP's premises continue in Odisha, Jharkhand; more cash seized

India Today  

Tax raids continued at the premises of Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Dheeraj Sahu in Odisha and Jharkhand on Saturday, even as more than Rs 200 crore of unaccounted cash has been recovered so far. In the latest development, the Income Tax teams seized three more bags from Dheeraj Sahu's premises in Ranchi, while nearly 19 bags of money …

Congress distances itself from MP amid Rs 300 crore cash haul in tax raid
1 year ago

Congress distances itself from MP amid Rs 300 crore cash haul in tax raid

India Today  

Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Saturday said the party "is in no way connected with the businesses" of Dheeraj Sahu, the MP in whose premises the Income Tax Department has recovered close to Rs 300 crore of unaccounted cash. The cash was recovered during raids by the Income Tax Department at several locations linked to Dheeraj Sahu in Odisha …

Over Rs 200 crore in cash and counting: Congress MP raided in Odisha, Jharkhand
1 year ago

Over Rs 200 crore in cash and counting: Congress MP raided in Odisha, Jharkhand

India Today  

Cash worth more than Rs 200 crore was recovered from several locations linked to Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Dheeraj Sahu in Odisha and Jharkhand on Friday, according to sources. The cash was found stashed in an almirah, after which the tax department extended their searches to various locations, including the house, office, and country liquor distillery in Sundargarh …

'BJP's money': DK Shivakumar on ₹82 crore recovered in Karnataka
1 year, 2 months ago

'BJP's money': DK Shivakumar on ₹82 crore recovered in Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday rebutted the BJP's charge that ₹82 crore recovered in the state recently was linked to the Congress, saying the JP Nadda-led party was the "foundation of corruption". On October 12, the Income Tax Department conducted searches in premises linked to government contractors and real estate developers in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, New …

Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar hits back at BJP, says cash recovered from IT raids is linked to it
1 year, 2 months ago

Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar hits back at BJP, says cash recovered from IT raids is linked to it

India TV News  

Reacting to the recovery of huge amounts of cash during IT department raids in Karnataka, the state Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said the Bharatiya Janata Party is behind the corruption and the BJP is the foundation of corruption. Earlier, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday targeted Congress and its leader Rahul Gandhi after Income Tax sleuths recovered more …

Karnataka: 'Rahul Gandhi will you remain silent?' asks BJP on recovery of Rs 50 crore in I-T raids
1 year, 2 months ago

Karnataka: 'Rahul Gandhi will you remain silent?' asks BJP on recovery of Rs 50 crore in I-T raids

India TV News  

Karnataka: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday lashed out at Congress and the Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi after Income Tax sleuths recovered more than Rs 50 crore cash during raids in Karnataka. On recovery of Rs 50 crores in raids in Karnataka, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad attacked Rahul Gandhi and asked, "It is a huge thing …

I-T raid: Contractor’s son claims money came from land sale; BJP demands CBI probe
1 year, 2 months ago

I-T raid: Contractor’s son claims money came from land sale; BJP demands CBI probe

The Hindu  

The son of the contractor whose properties were raided by the Income Tax Department during which a large amount of cash, said to be over ₹40 crore, was recovered, has claimed the money was his own, which came from a land sale deal and he would explain to the I-T sleuths soon. The I-T sleuths had raided premises linked to …

Congress buying votes in TS with money from Karnataka: KTR
1 year, 2 months ago

Congress buying votes in TS with money from Karnataka: KTR

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao on Friday alleged that the Congress party, which takes 50 per cent commission from businessmen in Karnataka, arranged Rs 42 crore cash which was seized by income-tax department officials in Bengaluru. The Congress, which defeated the BJP government that collected 30 per cent commission, sent 'eight crore to the TPCC chief A. Revanth …

ED raids are BJP reaction to pre-poll survey predictions for Chhattisgarh: Cong
1 year, 4 months ago

ED raids are BJP reaction to pre-poll survey predictions for Chhattisgarh: Cong

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Wednesday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party over the ongoing Enforcement Directorate raids in Chhattisgarh, saying it was a result of pre-poll surveys which it said, had predicted a “massive rout” for the BJP. Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel tauted the BJP and PM Modi, saying it was their gift for him on his …

Congress, BJP Slug Fest Over Contractor Bill Clearance in Karnataka
1 year, 4 months ago

Congress, BJP Slug Fest Over Contractor Bill Clearance in Karnataka

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Contractors in Karnataka are hell bent on getting their pending bills cleared by the State Government but the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is in no mood to clear the bills stating that a judicial probe is underway to look into the allegations of 40 per cent commission against the previous Bharatiya Janata Party government in Karnataka levelled by Karnataka State …

IT dept finds ₹1 crore on tree during raids at Cong leader’s brother’s home
1 year, 7 months ago

IT dept finds ₹1 crore on tree during raids at Cong leader’s brother’s home

Live Mint  

The Income Tax Department on Thursday raided the residence of the Karnataka Congress leader's brother who has allegedly hidden ₹1 crore cash in a tree. Subramania Rai, brother of Karnataka Congress leader Ashok Kumar Rai was raided by IT department officials. The visuals which went viral on social media platforms show that the IT department officials were recording the video …

Priyanka Gandhi accuses BJP of looting ₹1.5 lakh crore from Karnataka
1 year, 7 months ago

Priyanka Gandhi accuses BJP of looting ₹1.5 lakh crore from Karnataka

The Hindu  

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra accused the BJP government in Karnataka of looting ₹1.5 lakh crore from the State and called upon people of the State to vote out the ‘corrupt’ government in the Assembly elections on May 10. “Do you know what could have been done with ₹1.5 lakh crore,” she asked the gathering before claiming, “The money …

Karnataka: Lokayukta catches BJP MLA's son with ₹40 lakh bribe money
1 year, 9 months ago

Karnataka: Lokayukta catches BJP MLA's son with ₹40 lakh bribe money

Hindustan Times  

In a shocking discovery, the Karnataka Lokayukta found ₹40 lakh cash at BJP MLA Madal Virupakshappa's office on Bengaluru's Crescent Road on Thursday, alleged to be bribe money. The anti-corruption wing of the Lokayukta raided Madal's office and caught his son, Prashanth Madal, who is a KAS officer, red-handed while he was taking the bribe from a contractor for a …

ED finds ₹1.4 crore cash in raid, links it to ‘influential political person’
1 year, 10 months ago

ED finds ₹1.4 crore cash in raid, links it to ‘influential political person’

Hindustan Times  

KOLKATA: A ‘highly influential political person’ was trying to invest money allegedly generated from coal smuggling to purchase a guest house in south Kolkata at an undervalued price, the Enforcement Directorate said in a statement on Thursday. “A specific intelligence input was gathered that one highly influential political person was making an attempt to launder the proceeds of crime originating …

BJP received Rs 614.53 crore as contributions in 2021-22, Congress Rs 95.46 crore, AAP Rs 44. 54 crore
2 years ago

BJP received Rs 614.53 crore as contributions in 2021-22, Congress Rs 95.46 crore, AAP Rs 44. 54 crore

India TV News  

The ruling BJP received Rs 614.53 crore as contributions, more than six times the funds garnered by the opposition Congress during fiscal year 2021-22. The Congress received funds to the tune of Rs 95.46 crore, according to Election Commission data. The Trinamool Congress, which is in power in West Bengal, received Rs 43 lakh as contributions during the period while …

BJP’s bid to poach TRS MLAs would boomerang, says Kumaraswamy
2 years, 1 month ago

BJP’s bid to poach TRS MLAs would boomerang, says Kumaraswamy

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s attempt to poach MLAs of opposition parties to form its government would boomerang on the party in coming days, observed former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy was reacting to BJP’s reported indulgence in poaching MLAs of ruling Telangana Rashtriya Samiti in Telangana. He told media persons here that “BJP would not succeed in destabilising the TRS …

Tax raids on NGO Oxfam, think tanks in Delhi and Bengaluru for financial fraud
2 years, 3 months ago

Tax raids on NGO Oxfam, think tanks in Delhi and Bengaluru for financial fraud

India Today  

The Income Tax department is conducting surveys at the Centre for Policy Research - a Delhi-based think tank, and philanthropic organization - the Independent and Public Spirited Media Foundation in Bengaluru and OXFAM, over alleged financial irregularities. This comes on a day several registered unrecognised political parties across the country were raided by the income tax officials for allegedly duping …

Raids across India on political parties over tax fraud, funding
2 years, 3 months ago

Raids across India on political parties over tax fraud, funding

India Today  

Several registered unrecognised political parties across the country are being raided by the income tax officials for allegedly duping the national exchequer of crores of tax money. The action was initiated after the Election Commission of India flagged small political parties accepting donations and then providing entries for tax deductions to those donating. Political parties accept money from patrons through …

Rs 50 Crore Cash, Rs 5 Crore Gold and Coded Diaries: The Bengal Scam Haul So Far. And Counting?
2 years, 4 months ago

Rs 50 Crore Cash, Rs 5 Crore Gold and Coded Diaries: The Bengal Scam Haul So Far. And Counting?

News 18  

The political snowstorm over the West Bengal School Service Commission scam has snowballed to the extent that leaders within Partha Chatterjee’s Trinamool Congress are demanding the sacking of the state minister arrested by the Enforcement Directorate. The alleged irregularities pertain to recruitment of Group C and D staff as well as teachers in government- As the TMC tries to navigate …

Rs 50 crore in cash, gold bars, dollars, and more: Inside Partha Chatterjee and Arpita Mukherjee’s loot
2 years, 4 months ago

Rs 50 crore in cash, gold bars, dollars, and more: Inside Partha Chatterjee and Arpita Mukherjee’s loot

Firstpost  

In an 18-hour raid at the house of Arpita Mukherjee, the aide of Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee, the ED seized Rs 29 crore and five kg of gold. So far, Rs 50 crore has been found from Mukherjee’s flats, along with 20 mobile phones and heaps of foreign currency The school jobs scam involving West Bengal minister and Trinamool Congress …

Election department officials seize ₹2 Crore from vehicle in Puducherry
3 years, 9 months ago

Election department officials seize ₹2 Crore from vehicle in Puducherry

Hindustan Times  

Election flying squad officials seized ₹two crore cash being transported in a vehicle while set top boxes worth about ₹two crore were recovered from a house in poll-bound Puducherry. Puducherry Chief Electoral Officer Shurbir Singh said suspicion arose that the cash was intended for "illegal distribution to the voters while the Model Code of Conduct for Assembly polls is in …

Congress party received ₹106 cr unaccounted cash, reveals IT Department
4 years ago

Congress party received ₹106 cr unaccounted cash, reveals IT Department

Op India  

The Congress party, which has been under the watch of central investigative agencies over charges of receiving kickbacks in the Agusta Westland case, is now shrouded in yet another controversy. The Income Tax Department has revealed that the cashier at the old Congress headquarters on Akbar Road in New Delhi had received tranches of unaccounted cash between 2016 and 2019, …

Day after CBI Raids, Shivakumar Says Only Rs 6.78 Lakh Recovered from His Premises During Searches
4 years, 2 months ago

Day after CBI Raids, Shivakumar Says Only Rs 6.78 Lakh Recovered from His Premises During Searches

News 18  

Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar and his brother DK Suresh on Tuesday claimed that only Rs 6.78 lakh was recovered from their residences by the CBI, a day after the central agency said searches on their premises and others led to seizure of Rs 57 lakh cash. Suresh, also the Congress MP from Bengaluru Rural, even asked the investigating agency …

CBI Raids 3 Locations in TN's Vellore in Cash for Votes Case During 2019 Lok Sabha Polls
4 years, 2 months ago

CBI Raids 3 Locations in TN's Vellore in Cash for Votes Case During 2019 Lok Sabha Polls

News 18  

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday carried out searches at three locations in Tamil Nadu’s Vellore in connection with the cash for votes case during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections that had led to cancellation of polls in this constituency, officials said. A CBI official said that agency sleuths carried out searches at the premises of M. Dayanidhi, the …

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