Mumbai, January 17: Daily wager from Maharashtra received a notice from the income tax department on January 7 to pay Rs 1.05 crore as tax for the assessment year 2017-18. The notice was served to Ahire for Rs 58 lakh deposited in his account during demonetisation. According to the notice, he has an undisclosed amount of Rs 21,00,000 and Rs 56,81,000 as other deposits, in his bank account. 3 Years of Demonetisation: A Look at India's GDP Since The Day PM Narendra Modi Announced Note Ban.

Speaking to news agency ANI, Ahire termed it as fraudulence and demanded an immediate action. He also claimed that he earned Rs 300 a day and had no knowledge about the money deposited in his bank account. He stated, “I received the I-T notice asking me to pay Rs 1.5 Cr. I am a labourer, who gets work only once or twice a week, I earn my livelihood that way. I have not seen even Rs 1 Lakh in my life, how can I pay Rs 1.05 Cr? This is a fraudulence. Action should be taken.” Demonetisation Will Hit GDP, Won't Curb Black Money, RBI Told Modi Government.

Ahire lives in a slum in Ambivali in his father-in-law’s shanty. According to reports, he received the first notice in September last year asking him about deposits made in his private bank account during demonetisation. He registered a complaint against the notice. The police ordered an investigation into the matter.

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