FIRs against 3 Gujarat political parties for running ‘donation racket’, causing loss of over Rs 560 cr to exchequer
The Gujarat Police have registered three criminal cases against Registered Unrecognised Political Parties (RUPPs) - the Bharatiya National Janata Dal (BNJD), the Swatantrata Abhivyakti Party (SAP), and the Garib Kalyan Party (GKP) - due to complaints from the Income Tax department alleging a loss of over Rs 560 crore to the government through bogus donations.
The FIRs name individuals associated with each party and the parties themselves as accused. The largest case concerns the BNJD, which allegedly received Rs 1,143.85 crore from 56,238 donors, causing a tax loss of nearly Rs 343 crore.
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