The Election Commission has issued a verbal warning to the Central Board of Direct Taxes and the Revenue Department over the recent income tax raids, sources told CNBC-TV18 on Tuesday.
The EC has asked the CBDT to keep it informed regarding any action taken against any political party or affiliates, said the sources, who did not want to be named.
The Union Finance Ministry has told the EC that enforcement actions by its revenue department are always "neutral", "impartial" and "non-discriminatory" irrespective of political affiliation, PTI sources said.
Revenue Secretary A B Pandey and CBDT Chairman P C Mody were 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.
The EC's advice comes against the backdrop of Income Tax Department's raids in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday and in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh in the recent past on politicians and people connected to them.
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.
(With inputs from PTI)
First Published: Apr 9, 2019 4:57 PM IST
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