Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde (Exprses File Photo)Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena on Tuesday met Mumbai police commissioner Vivek Phansalkar to lodge a police complaint for cheating and forgery against the Uddhav Thackeray-led Sena UBT functionaries claiming that they were misusing the party’s PAN and TAN details and fraudulently filing the TDS and Income Tax returns of Shiv Sena.
Shiv Sena leader and secretary Kiran Pawaskar alleged that even though Shinde faction has the Shiv Sena party and the party symbol and is recognised as real Shiv Sena by Election Commission, Shiv Sena’s PAN card and TAN card are being misused by the Sena (UBT).
Pawaskar alleged that the log-in and password related to income tax department are also being used by the Sena UBT and demanded to register a criminal case against the persons concerned from Sena UBT.
A Shiv Sena delegation headed by Kiran Pawaskar met the police commissioner and filed a written complaint.
“The Shiv Sena and party symbol has been given to us by the Election Commission. Also, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly has also given a decision in our favour as per the directions of the Supreme Court. But in spite of this, while working on the account of the party as well as according to the instructions of the Income Tax department, the password is required for the log-in. There is confusion about it. We allege that Shiv Sena party’s name, original PAN card, TAN card and income tax-related matters are being misused by the Sena UBT and we demand that there should be a thorough investigation in this regard and serious criminal cases should be registered against the persons concerned at the earliest,” Pawaskar said.
Pawaskar said the police commissioner has assured them of a probe.