The shocking revelation that bjp mp Nishikant Dubey publicly shared a journalist’s confidential Income Tax Return (ITR) data has triggered a storm. Beyond the politics, it raises a chilling question: If your tax information isn’t safe, what is? Here’s why this episode is a dangerous precedent and a slap on citizens’ privacy rights.
1. Blatant Violation of the Law
Section 138 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, explicitly prohibits the disclosure of confidential taxpayer information. Section 72 of the IT Act, 200,0 further criminalizes breach of confidentiality. If an mp can parade someone’s tax documents on social media, it means the laws are being shredded in broad daylight.
2. Weaponizing Income Data Against Critics
Dubey’s post was not about transparency—it was about intimidation. The narrative: “Criticize Modi/BJP, and suddenly your finances are under scrutiny.” This is less democracy, more dictatorship.
3. Grave Concerns About the Tax Department
The bigger scandal is this: How did a bjp mp even access a journalist’s ITR? The Income Tax Department is supposed to be a neutral institution, not an arm of the ruling party. If taxpayer data leaks are happening, then the system itself is compromised.
4. Selective Targeting, Not Accountability
Ordinary citizens and opposition voices seem to face scrutiny, while the wealth of cronies and defaulters vanishes from headlines. The “double standards” are not just obvious—they are dangerous.
5. Privacy Under Siege in ‘New India’
What was once unthinkable—your legal, personal financial data being used as political ammunition—is now a reality. In “New india,” crime is normalized and criminals celebrated, while law-abiding taxpayers are humiliated publicly.
6. Where Is Nirmala Sitharaman?
The Finance minister owes the country an explanation: Who leaked this data? Will the guilty face action? Or will silence once again shield those close to power?
7. If It Can Happen to a Journalist, It Can Happen to You
Today, it’s a journalist. Tomorrow, it could be an entrepreneur, an activist, or a common salaried worker. If private financial data can be leaked at will, no indian is safe.
⚡ The Knockout Punch:
When bjp MPs can brazenly post private taxpayer data online, india isn’t just facing a privacy crisis—it’s staring at the death of institutional integrity. What’s left of democracy when your own government can weaponize your personal information against you?
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