JAMMU: Alleging that Modi Govt is promoting `Tax-terrorism’ across the country, Congress Party today blamed BJP for series of anti-people and anti-youth decisions. Senior leaders of PCC in a meeting held here under the chairmanship of JKPCC Chief, GA Mir, blamed the BJP for its total failure to address the genuine problems and concerns of the people, being the ruling party at the Centre and having secured heavy mandate in the elections from Jammu region.
The meeting took stock of the problems of people, being aggravated by the Govt at the behest of ruling BJP, by series of anti-people and anti-youth decisions of the present Government, during the grave threat and hardships already faced by the people due to corona crisis. The Govt at the centre and UT administration is choosing the opportunity to take certain decisions against the wishes and aspirations and interests of the general people, forcing the people to protest and come on roads. Speaking in the meeting PCC chief lashed out at BJP Government for anti-people decisions against the various hardships faced by the people including economic crises and the unprecedented hike of petroleum and other products. He criticized the Modi led Govt for imposing heavy taxes of various kinds thus breaking the backbone of common man.
He said that the people are facing great economic crises and the Modi Govt has decided to impose Property Tax in the J&K. The pilgrimage, tourism and trade which is already suffered a huge loss due to lockdown but the BJP Govt is putting huge burden of Taxes on the common man. The installation of series of Toll Plazas right from Lakhanpur, Sarore, Akhnoor, Ramban including Ban Nagrota and described it the highly objectionable move of the Modi Govt. He demanded immediate roll back of decision of Property Tax in the larger interests of the common people. He also expressed concern over the privatization of Power sector. Raman Bhalla said that the people are suffering due to the tax regime of BJP which is not less than promoting `Tax- terrorism’. The people face difficulty in meeting both ends during the manifold increase in prices of all commodities. Bhalla said that in recent times multiple taxes were imposed/ hiked in J&K including Toll Tax, one time Road Tax, charging of higher rates of stamp duty besides manifold increase Registration fee.
He said Congress vehemently `opposes fleecing the common people’ in name of various taxes and demanded review of the tax regime. The mining policies of the Govt, leads to great sufferings to all people especially the manifold confusion, smuggling, price hike of building material due to wrong policies of the Govt.
Senior leaders Mula Ram, Balwan Singh, Manmohan Singh, Yogesh Sawhney, Mohd Amin Bhat, Rajnish Sharma, Hari Singh Chib, Shiv Dev Singh and others also spoke on the occasion.
