The Congress - battling an "unprecedented" demand of Rs 210 crore from the Income Tax Department weeks before the general election - has accused the Narendra Modi government of "financial terrorism".
Ajay Maken, who had earlier addressed a press conference to announce that Income Tax authorities had frozen Congress accounts, said the tribunal has put a lien of Rs 115 crore on its accounts and the party has been allowed to spend over and above that.
The Congress on Wednesday claimed the Income Tax Department had withdrawn Rs 65 crore from three of its accounts - towards a "unprecedented" tax demand of Rs 210 crore - despite the claim currently being heard by a tribunal.
India News: Congress claims that its bank accounts as well as those belonging to the party's youth wing have been frozen by the authorities. Income tax asked for Rs 210 crore recovery from Youth Congress and Congress party.