India's Congress accuses Modi of 'crippling' it ahead of elections with tax case

FILE PHOTO: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves towards the crowd on Republic Day in New Delhi, India, January 26, 2024. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's main opposition Congress party accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday of crippling it before the upcoming general election by freezing its accounts in an income tax case.

A part of the Congress' bank accounts was frozen last month pending a tax case that dates back to 2018-19, the party has said previously. Earlier this month, a tax tribunal dismissed its appeal to pause recovery of 1.35 billion rupees ($16.32 million) in income tax from its bank accounts.