Tuesday 30 July 2019

CCD crisis: I-T officer draws flak for tax terrorism day before retirement

The officer, from the 1983 batch Indian Revenue Service, will retire on Wednesday as Bengaluru’s I-T chief commissioner
V G Siddhartha
The man under the spotlight of expense psychological warfare banter — B R Balakrishnan, boss chief of annual assessment (I-T), Bengaluru — was amidst goodbye calls and farewells when a letter composed by missing CafĂ© Coffee Day chain author V G Siddhartha became famous online on Tuesday. The letter, routed to the board individuals and staff, had claimed badgering by the “past DG of I-T”, without naming him. A similar official, from the 1983 bunch Indian Revenue Service, will resign on Wednesday (July 31) as Bengaluru’s I-T boss chief.
Balakrishnan would not respond to the India Inc analysis of developing episodes of assessment fear mongering following VG Siddhartha‘s letter. Showing up determined, he revealed to Business Standard, ”I just put stock in carrying out my responsibility well.”
As of late, Balakrishnan was gotten in a political contention over a progression of attacks completed by his group. At that point alliance legislature of Karnataka driven by H D Kumaraswamy had grumbled to the Election Commission against this I-T official for “picketing outside its office”. Kumaraswamy and different priests had asserted “particular assaults” on supporters of JD(S) and Congress in front of races.
Preceding joining as DG (Investigation), Balakrishnan had worked in the Investigation Wing of the IT division in Chennai and Mumbai. In 2017, a test driven by Balakrishnan had uncovered the ‘gutkha trick’ where fixes were paid to Tamil Nadu priests…Read More

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