Cong slams govt over fresh taxes, burns Badal’s effigy
Friday, 22/05/2015
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AMRITSAR: Accusing the Punjab government was passing the burden of its economic failure on the common man by imposing new taxes, the rural wing of District Congress Committee (DCC) on Thursday burnt an effigy of chief minister Parkash Singh Badal.
Congress activists burning an effigy of Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal in Amritsar on Thursday.
DCC (rural) president Gurjeet Singh Aujla criticised the hike in petrol and diesel prices, 35 paise per unit increase in electricity, taxes on land registrations etc.
He said the government was passing on the burden of its own economic failure to the common man by way of these new taxes.
He pointed out that the VAT (value-added tax) on diesel in Punjab was already the highest in the country.
“The Congress has started chain protests beginning from Rajasansi constituency. The Badals are walking on the Modi’s footprints and are increasing tax burden on the people and sucking out their remaining breath. The cess on diesel will badly hit the agriculture and transport sectors, the cess on petrol will hit the common man hard as they use two-wheelers and small petrol driven vehicles,” he added.
“These new taxes won’t act as a ventilator to the ailing economy of the state and bankruptcy seems to be imminent,” said Aujla.
