Independent MP and Bihar strongman Pappu Yadav has lashed out after receiving a notice from the Income Tax Department for doling out cash to flood-affected families in the poll-bound state.

In an angry post on X, the Purnia MP, defiant despite the tax notice, said he would not stop helping people in distress even if he was branded a criminal.

"I have received an income tax notice; it has labelled distributing money to help flood victims as a crime. If this is a crime, then I will always continue to commit the crime of helping every deprived victim!" Yadav wrote in Hindi.

The I-T notice directs Yadav to furnish a written explanation and provide documentary evidence showing the source of funds used for the cash distribution. It also warns that he could face a penalty of Rs 10,000 for fa

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