Not targeting anyone, says CBDT chief

New Delhi: Income tax authorities today said they have not given direction for targeting anyone for political reasons and action against a member of team Anna would have come in “normal manner”. A specific case “would have come up in normal manner . No direction, anything has been given to anyone to treat any such case in a particular manner. We never give directions,” Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) M C Joshi said on the sidelines of an Assocham function. Joshi made these remarks when a reporter asked him whether the government was settling political scores by sending income tax notices to Kiran Bedi, a key member of team Anna. [caption id=“attachment_107831” align=“alignleft” width=“380” caption=“The Income Tax department recently sent notices for scrutiny to two NGOs associated with Bedi, former IPS officer. “] [/caption] The Income Tax department recently sent notices for scrutiny to two NGOs associated with Bedi, former IPS officer. Arvind Kejriwal, former Indian Revenue Service officer and a prominent member of the crusader’s team, was also served notice for alleged violation of the service rules and recovery of dues. Joshi said, “I would only say that in all cases action is taken in accordance with law. It is the IT officer or jurisdiction officer who takes action. We have not issued any order to anyone. In media something has been highlighted in fact it has come as news to me too”. PTI