India's main opposition Congress party says its bank accounts have been frozen by the income tax (IT) department just months before the country holds general elections.
The party later said that IT officials had given them access to funds in the accounts pending a hearing in court.
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge called the freezing of funds as an "assault on democracy".
The government or the IT department have not responded to the allegations.
Congress leader Ajay Maken told reporters on Friday morning that the party had been informed two days ago that the cheques it was issuing were "not being honoured" by banks.
On investigating, the party was told that "all its accounts had been frozen".
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