I-T dept yet to inform MP CEO about cash recovery during raids

Madhya Pradesh's top election officer Wednesday said the Income Tax Department has not yet informed them that Rs 14.6 crore in cash found during raids at the premises of close aides of Chief Minister Kamal Nath was suspected to be for misuse in national elections.

Ten days ago, the I-T department had conducted raids at 52 locations, including in Delhi and Madhya Pradesh, against close aides of Nath and others on charges of tax evasion and hawala transactions.

Talking to reporters here, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) V L Kantha Rao, "We have not received any report yet (from the department).

"The I-T Delhi did inform us two days after the raids that it has apprised the Election Commission directly about the recovery of the cash (Rs 14.6 crore)."

Rao was responding when asked whether the I-T department has informed him that the recovered cash was suspected to be for misuse in Lok Sabha polls.

However, he maintained that the I-T department, in its report, did say that that ..