Tax Raids On "Samajwadi Perfume" Maker In UP Amid 'Mistaken Identity' Row

Friday, 31 December 2021newsdesk

Days after a tax raid on an Uttar Pradesh businessman uncovered eye-popping piles of cash but raised questions whether it had found its intended target, opposition Samajwadi Party's Pushpraj 'Pampi' Jain found himself searched by authorities this morning.

New Delhi, 31 December 2021

As per news report of NDTV, Around 50 locations are being searched by the Income Tax Department in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Mumbai linked to the businessman who owns perfumery, petrol pumps and cold storage operations and had launched a 'Samajwadi Party perfume' ahead of UP elections due early next year. The opposition party responded to the raids on Twitter: "After a huge failure last time, this time BJP's ultimate ally IT (income Tax Department) has finally raided the place of SP MLC Shri Pushp Raj Jain and other perfume traders of Kannauj. Openly misuse of central agencies by scared BJP is common in UP elections. People are watching everything, they will answer by vote."

Source - NDTV