By way of PTI
SRINAGAR: Democratic Modern Azad Birthday celebration Chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday mentioned the Jammu and Kashmir management will have to rethink its choice of enforcing belongings tax within the Union Territory and depart such selections for an elected executive.
“I request the federal government to rethink this factor and depart it for the elected executive,” Azad advised newshounds on the birthday celebration’s workplace in Sonwar right here.
There were no elections in Jammu and Kashmir for 9 years and the folks had been looking forward to the habits of elections for all this time in order that such selections are taken by way of an elected executive, the previous Jammu and Kashmir leader minister mentioned.
“Sadly, the rules framed by way of the elected governments within the assemblies are being revoked. My executive framed the Roshni Act. I didn’t body it in my house. It was once vetted by way of the Legislation division and the Cupboard, it was once then mentioned within the meeting — it was once a coalition executive of many events — and the opposition events additionally voted for it and the regulation was once enacted,” he mentioned.
As soon as an meeting or the Parliament frames a regulation, it can’t be revoked like this or by way of a governor, Azad added.
He mentioned the revocation of the Act affected about 70 in step with cent of the folks in Jammu in addition to Kashmir, Hindus in addition to Muslims.
Acknowledging that there may well be loopholes within the scheme’s implementation, the previous Union minister puzzled which schemes within the nation or the arena may well be applied 100 in step with cent in the proper way.
“It isn’t the Cupboard or the meeting that implements it at the floor. There are lots of ranges — proper from the patwari to the secretary — and there can also be some misuse. However there are commissions like Vigilance and courts to peer whether or not there may be any person who has misused the scheme thru corruption or one thing else. About 10 in step with cent of the folks will at all times misuse any scheme. Dangle them however you can’t finish the scheme for the 90 in step with cent,” he added.
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It isn’t the proper of the present management in Jammu and Kashmir to impose the valuables tax, Azad mentioned.
“It’s the proper of an elected executive. Governor’s rule — whether or not within the Congress or the BJP — is transient and now not everlasting. There must be elections and an elected executive has to take such selections,” he mentioned.
Then again, he added, despite the fact that there was once an elected executive, together with his birthday celebration’s, it could be unattainable to impose taxes within the present state of affairs.
“I will be able to additionally assume 10 occasions about enforcing taxes at the same time as I would like taxes for building. The state of Jammu and Kashmir has been bearing militancy for the closing 33 years. It has price many lives, unemployment has risen and is greater than 10 occasions than in the remainder of the rustic,” he mentioned.
The previous Congress chief mentioned the federal government will have to now not really feel dangerous and rollback the verdict to impose belongings tax.
“Despite the fact that there may be some other executive in position, it will have to now not imagine enforcing this tax for 5 to 6 years. In the end, the folks need to pay this tax. However first, the federal government will have to make the folks (be) ready to pay tax. There is not any developmental paintings occurring, our financial state of affairs is worse. Let our tourism, horticulture, handicraft (sectors) get stabilised first,” he mentioned.
SRINAGAR: Democratic Modern Azad Birthday celebration Chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday mentioned the Jammu and Kashmir management will have to rethink its choice of enforcing belongings tax within the Union Territory and depart such selections for an elected executive.
“I request the federal government to rethink this factor and depart it for the elected executive,” Azad advised newshounds on the birthday celebration’s workplace in Sonwar right here.
There were no elections in Jammu and Kashmir for 9 years and the folks had been looking forward to the habits of elections for all this time in order that such selections are taken by way of an elected executive, the previous Jammu and Kashmir leader minister mentioned.
“Sadly, the rules framed by way of the elected governments within the assemblies are being revoked. My executive framed the Roshni Act. I didn’t body it in my house. It was once vetted by way of the Legislation division and the Cupboard, it was once then mentioned within the meeting — it was once a coalition executive of many events — and the opposition events additionally voted for it and the regulation was once enacted,” he mentioned.
As soon as an meeting or the Parliament frames a regulation, it can’t be revoked like this or by way of a governor, Azad added.
He mentioned the revocation of the Act affected about 70 in step with cent of the folks in Jammu in addition to Kashmir, Hindus in addition to Muslims.
Acknowledging that there may well be loopholes within the scheme’s implementation, the previous Union minister puzzled which schemes within the nation or the arena may well be applied 100 in step with cent in the proper way.
“It isn’t the Cupboard or the meeting that implements it at the floor. There are lots of ranges — proper from the patwari to the secretary — and there can also be some misuse. However there are commissions like Vigilance and courts to peer whether or not there may be any person who has misused the scheme thru corruption or one thing else. About 10 in step with cent of the folks will at all times misuse any scheme. Dangle them however you can’t finish the scheme for the 90 in step with cent,” he added.
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It isn’t the proper of the present management in Jammu and Kashmir to impose the valuables tax, Azad mentioned.
“It’s the proper of an elected executive. Governor’s rule — whether or not within the Congress or the BJP — is transient and now not everlasting. There must be elections and an elected executive has to take such selections,” he mentioned.
Then again, he added, despite the fact that there was once an elected executive, together with his birthday celebration’s, it could be unattainable to impose taxes within the present state of affairs.
“I will be able to additionally assume 10 occasions about enforcing taxes at the same time as I would like taxes for building. The state of Jammu and Kashmir has been bearing militancy for the closing 33 years. It has price many lives, unemployment has risen and is greater than 10 occasions than in the remainder of the rustic,” he mentioned.
The previous Congress chief mentioned the federal government will have to now not really feel dangerous and rollback the verdict to impose belongings tax.
“Despite the fact that there may be some other executive in position, it will have to now not imagine enforcing this tax for 5 to 6 years. In the end, the folks need to pay this tax. However first, the federal government will have to make the folks (be) ready to pay tax. There is not any developmental paintings occurring, our financial state of affairs is worse. Let our tourism, horticulture, handicraft (sectors) get stabilised first,” he mentioned.
