The Congress has not been in a position to get any sort of keep from the assorted judicial our bodies within the Income Tax matter as a result of the I-T division has produced detailed and corroborated proof in courts that’s on file to say the get together acquired money to the extent of Rs 626 crore between 2013 and 2019, sources have advised News18.

Congress on Friday mentioned it has been served demand notices value Rs 1,823 crore, with three extra demand notices on the best way. Sources say the entire demand of I-T from the Congress might stretch to over Rs 2,500 crore. Sources mentioned this can be a results of Income Tax searches in April 2019 that confirmed money receipts by Congress from Megha Engineering and an organization mentioned to be near aides of Kamal Nath. The whole receipts in money unfold over a number of years (2013-14 to April 2019) was to the extent of Rs 626 crore, sources defined.

“While the money receipts from Megha Engineering had been for contracts awarded, the money from Kamal Nath’s aides was from a big alleged corruption rip-off run in Madhya Pradesh which concerned assortment of bribes from numerous folks together with senior bureaucrats, ministers, businessmen, and so on. These money receipts have been established and corroborated in a number of methods like paperwork discovered throughout search, WhatsApp messages and statements recorded,” sources told News18. The evidence mentions a specific payment of Rs 20 crore from Kamal Nath’s official residence to AICC office.

Under Section 13A of the Income Tax Act, income received by a political party is exempt if a number of conditions are met — this includes not accepting any amount more than Rs 2,000 by cash.

Sources say in the Congress party’s case, these conditions were not met and as a result, the party lost exemption from paying tax and became liable to pay tax on its entire income, including from accounted sources. “This is in accordance with the provisions of Section 13A which is applicable to all political parties,” sources mentioned.

The timing of the order is such as a result of the evaluation was time barring on March 31, 2024, and needed to be accomplished by date, sources added.

“If Congress get together thinks it’s harmless, it’s challenged to launch all the evaluation order to the general public. The contents can be damning to say the least,” sources have told News18.