Ludhiana: Wings investigation Income Tax Department on Tuesday to search the residence, office and other places of the Shiromani Akali Dal Mla Dakha, MANPREET Singh Aalius and his family real estate business enterprise, including golf links.
Raids are also conducted in the group of entrepreneurs who are promoters of a prominent real estate projects, Sunview, in South City.
Some city-based property dealer, who is associated with the sale and purchase of real estate projects was also questioned by the I-T department.
Meanwhile fellow leaders Ayali and sad has called the raid as a political vendetta and blamed the center for revenge on Ayali to support farmers against farm legislation.
Raids began in the morning with hundreds of I-T officials and staff assisted by jawan paramilitary and police personnel who conduct simultaneous searches in more than two dozen places in the city.
Property dealers Panic heated and some occurred incommunicado, especially those who deal with projects in South City Road, Hambran Road where the realty business is booming these days.
Meanwhile, I-T officials keep tightening of these actions but sources say a search is performed for suspected emphasize the actual amount of the sale of property by several entities.
Former Sad Mla Darshan Singh Shivalik and Ayali PA Mani Sharma told Mediaderpons, “The actions of TI against MANPREET AYALI only taken because of political pressure on the department because he (Ayali) and sad standing firmly supports farmers who protested Act farming ‘black’ government.
Earlier also such attacks have been carried out on him and others, but all failed.
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