Firebrand Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader and MLA Wahid-ur-Rehman Parra, 37, has been summoned by the Income Tax (IT) department in Srinagar.
According to the notification, Mr. Parra was required to appear at the IT office in Srinagar on December 20, 2024. Ironically, he received the notification on Sunday, December 22, 2024. The notice said: “Attest and produce in person or through an authorized representative books of account or other documents and not until you have obtained my permission to do so.”
Para has been issued a summons under Section 131 of the Income Tax Act. The case relates to the verification of affidavits filed by contested candidates.
Mr. Parra won the Assembly elections from Pulwama earlier this year. He is outspoken and able to set the discourse on key issues in Jammu and Kashmir including reservation, jobs and land use.
“I will appear and answer the summons but I want to make it clear that there is nothing against me and I have faced many investigations so far and nothing. But these investigations are endless,” Mr Parra said. Hindu.
Mr. Para has been appearing in court every month in a case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 2020, three days after filing his candidacy for the District Development Council (DDC) elections. Later he won the DDC election and was not allowed to take oath in jail. He was released on bail by the High Court in 2022 after 19 months. Earlier this year, he was selected as a Yale Peace Fellow at Yale University’s International Leadership Center, but was denied travel permission.
published – December 22, 2024 at 10:11 am IST