Prominent activist and key Anna associate Arvind Kejriwal got an income-tax notice asking him to pay dues of 9 lakh to the government. The notice was slapped on him in August, days before Anna started the second round of his indefinite anti-graft hunger strike.
"I have not violated any rule. In 2006, when I had resigned from the service, I had written to the government to deduct my dues from my general provident fund (GPF)," Kejriwal said, claiming that he received no response from the government. Speaking at a press conference, Kejriwal said the government is "cracking down" on Team Anna.
Khegraval is claming that Intelligence Bureau and other government agencies are visiting his relatives in Siwani in Haryana regularly, harassing them and asking them to provide information on him.
Kejriwal took study leave from the government between November 2000 and October 2002. Kejriwal again went on leave without pay in 2004. Subsequently, he resigned from the service in February 2006. During 2000-2002, Kejriwal was paid a salary, under the condition that he would not leave the service for at least three years upon returning from the study leave. Kejriwal argued that since he did not resign till well after three years, there has been no violation of the bond conditions.
Government sources said a notice was served on Kejriwal first in 2007 and the subsequent notice in August was only a follow-up and was unrelated to the former Indian Revenue Service officer's central role in the Anna campaign. Kejriwal did not respond to a text message seeking comment.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), Kejriwal's employer (technically the activist is still a government employee as his resignation has not been accepted as he has been unable to produce a no-dues certificate), said in a statement on Friday that the department of personnel and training (DoPT) had rejected Kejriwal's request for a waiver of dues even though CBDT was itself in favour of it.
Justice Santosh Hegde said the government is taking vindictive steps against Team Anna. The I-T department has also served a notice on Kumar Vishwas, another member of Team Anna.
Editor's view: It may be a real charge on Arvind Kejriwal or may be a game of government, but one point is clear that there is still more controversies to be revealed or staged in INCREDIBLE INDIA.
Source: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/Arvind-Kejriwal-in-a-tight-spot-over-I-T-notice/articleshow/9841767.cms
"I have not violated any rule. In 2006, when I had resigned from the service, I had written to the government to deduct my dues from my general provident fund (GPF)," Kejriwal said, claiming that he received no response from the government. Speaking at a press conference, Kejriwal said the government is "cracking down" on Team Anna.
Khegraval is claming that Intelligence Bureau and other government agencies are visiting his relatives in Siwani in Haryana regularly, harassing them and asking them to provide information on him.
Kejriwal took study leave from the government between November 2000 and October 2002. Kejriwal again went on leave without pay in 2004. Subsequently, he resigned from the service in February 2006. During 2000-2002, Kejriwal was paid a salary, under the condition that he would not leave the service for at least three years upon returning from the study leave. Kejriwal argued that since he did not resign till well after three years, there has been no violation of the bond conditions.
Government sources said a notice was served on Kejriwal first in 2007 and the subsequent notice in August was only a follow-up and was unrelated to the former Indian Revenue Service officer's central role in the Anna campaign. Kejriwal did not respond to a text message seeking comment.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), Kejriwal's employer (technically the activist is still a government employee as his resignation has not been accepted as he has been unable to produce a no-dues certificate), said in a statement on Friday that the department of personnel and training (DoPT) had rejected Kejriwal's request for a waiver of dues even though CBDT was itself in favour of it.
Justice Santosh Hegde said the government is taking vindictive steps against Team Anna. The I-T department has also served a notice on Kumar Vishwas, another member of Team Anna.
Editor's view: It may be a real charge on Arvind Kejriwal or may be a game of government, but one point is clear that there is still more controversies to be revealed or staged in INCREDIBLE INDIA.
Source: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/Arvind-Kejriwal-in-a-tight-spot-over-I-T-notice/articleshow/9841767.cms
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