Check facts on property tax, Captain tells Jaitley - Says his govt had rejected the proposal in 2006
Friday, 18/04/2014
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Amritsar: Former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh today asked BJP leader Arun Jaitley to check his facts about imposition of property tax in the state.
Amarinder alleged: “Jaitley has once again resorted to an outright lie to score a point.” He said the World Bank had put certain conditions for giving loan to the state for development. These were discussed at the bureaucratic level between the state and the central government in 2006. He said the state Cabinet during his tenure as Chief Minister did not approve the property tax.
Captain said the Akali-BJP government later started negotiations and finally approved the property tax in 2013. “Jaitley is blaming me for a decision taken six years after my demitting the Chief Minister’s office. It defies any logic and common sense,” he said.
Raising the demand for a national drug policy, Captain said firm laws were required to check drug trafficking. Leaders of the Congress and the PPP today held a joint function to facilitate Amarinder and seek support for him.
Addressing a series of rallies, Jaitley termed unemployment as the root cause of drug addiction. He promised to develop Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport so as to harness its full potential. “Our international airport offers a great opportunity to develop the surrounding areas like Rajasansi. As the airport also has a cargo terminal, its development will enhance commercial activities which will in turn boost entrepreneurship”.