Opposition Nationalist Congress Party (SP) leader and Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule claimed on Monday that her husband Sadanand Sule received an income tax notice following her speech in the Lok Sabha on the budget.
Speaking at a press conference in Mumbai, Sule said, “It seems to have become a routine. Whenever I speak against the government in Parliament, my husband gets a notice from the income tax department. The same issue is raised each time, even though my husband has already addressed it.”
The Baramati MP added, “I raised several issues during my speech, and now he is being served another notice. It seems that whenever I speak in Parliament, my husband receives an income tax notice.”
When asked if she suspected government involvement in the hacking of her phone, Sule said, “With agencies like the income tax department, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) at its disposal, the government doesn’t need an application to hack into the phones of political opponents. There could be some form of surveillance.”
The phones of Sule and her associates were reportedly hacked last week. “I received a message from a known contact, and after opening it, my phone froze. Later, my associate Aditi Nalawade’s phone was also hacked. I am grateful to the authorities for retrieving my WhatsApp account,” she added.
Regarding the absence of Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs during the debate on the Waqf Board bill, Sule noted that representatives from Ajit Pawar’s NCP were also missing from the Lok Sabha.
“Shouldn’t we question whether Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar’s NCP hold the same position on this issue?” she asked. Sule also criticised the state Finance Minister Ajit Pawar for his absence from GST council meetings, saying, “If the state’s finance minister does not attend these meetings and discuss tax issues, how can any such issues be resolved or the state’s demands be met?”
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