◆ The Congress has looted Rs 48,20,69,00,00,000 (nearly Rs 5 trillion) from the public in 70 years of its rule.
◆ That money could have been utilised for so many useful areas of security and development.
◆ Using this much amount, 24 INS Vikrant, 300 Rafale jets, and 1,000 Mangal Missions could have been made or purchased. But the country has to bear the cost of Congress’ corruption, and it lagged behind in the race of progress.
◆ Keeping the whole 70 years aside, if we only look at the last tenure of 2004-14, it was a ‘Lost Decade.
◆ This was only the “trailer” of Congress’s corruption, the “movie” is still not over.

In a significant blow to Congress, the Income Tax Department has issued a notice of around Rs 1,700 crore to the party, compounding its financial concerns ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

■ This development comes following the Delhi High Court’s dismissal of the party’s petition contesting reassessment proceedings for four assessment years.
■ The fresh demand covers assessment years 2017-18 to 2020-21 and includes penalties and interest.
■ The Congress is currently awaiting the reassessment of its income for three additional assessment years, with the deadline set for Sunday.
■ The tax department has already recovered Rs 135 crore from Congress bank accounts in Delhi, pertaining to tax arrears and interests for the assessment year 2018-19. This action was taken after the party was denied exemption due to failure to meet prescribed conditions.
■ On Thursday, the Delhi High Court dismissed Congress’s petitions contesting the income tax reassessment proceedings for the financial years 2017-18 to 2020-21.
■ The court indicated that both Congress and the Income Tax Department were in agreement regarding the conclusion of the challenge presented in these petitions, aligning with the court’s previous decision on the party’s challenge to reassessment proceedings for the years 2014-2017.
■ The court on March 22 had rejected Congress’s pleas contesting tax reassessment proceedings for the assessment years 2014-15, 2015-16, and 2016-17.

However, it left open the question of whether the asserted delay in commencing proceedings would have a detrimental impact on the assessment itself, to be addressed at a later stage.

• Based on Information available in SM

The old liquor policy of Delhi.

750ML Wholesale Price ₹166.73
Excise Duty ₹223.88
VAT ₹106.00
Retailer commission ₹33.39
MRP ₹530.00

New liquor policy of Kejriwal implemented in March 2022.

750ML Wholesale Price ₹188.41
Excise Duty ₹1.88
VAT 1% ₹1.90
Retailer Margin ₹363.27
Additional excise ₹4.54
MRP ₹560.00

Thus, in the old liquor policy, the government’s earnings on a bottle was ₹329.89 while in the new liquor policy it is only ₹8.32. That is, a loss to the government of ₹321.57 per bottle from the new policy.

In the old policy, the retailer’s commission was ₹33.39 whereas in the new policy the retailer’s commission was ₹363.27 for a few months , i.e. profit to the retailer of ₹330.12 per bottle.

Thus, it is clear that the retailer benefits almost as much as the government suffers per bottle.

Now how did this benefit reach the manufacturer in the new policy? The manufacturers were allowed to open retail shops (which was illegal as per the rules).

Now look at the sales figures. In the old policy where the sale of liquor was 132 lakh liters per month, in the new policy, the sale of liquor per month is 245 lakh liters. To achieve this, the drinking age has been reduced to 18 years and the liquor sale time has been increased till 3 AM. Dry days have been reduced from 31 to only 3 days so that alcohol consumption is maximised.

Now you must have understood how huge a scam this is and how much money the Susu-Keju Caucus has earned, due to which the Chief Secretary had to ask the LG for a CBI investigation.

This is the condition of the AAP party which came to power with a thumping majority, claiming to eradicate corruption from politics.

According to locals from #Sandeshkhali, Trinamool Congress leader #SheikhShahjahan and his aides, used to pick up ‘HINDU’ women in #Sandeshkhali, WB every night and r*pe them in #TMC party office at gun point and let them off in the morning.

Locals and Union Cabinet Minister #SmritiIrani further claim that they used to selectively target #HinduWomen based on the age and beauty. The TMC men of #SheikhShahjahan said that ‘night after night’ the women will be taken in front of their husbands and there will be ‘no escape’.

Locals claim Police never accepted the complaints. Locals have started protesting in mass.

As per the #WIRE, West Bengal CM was aware of this happening since 2021, when women in the area sent Mass petition.