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  • Minimize on gas excise accountability: Prevent befooling other folks, says Congress; Nadda seeks VAT reduce by means of opposition-ruled states

    By way of PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday accused Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of “befooling” other folks after she introduced an excise accountability reduce on petrol and diesel and mentioned other folks wanted aid as a substitute of jugglery of figures.

    Congress leader spokesperson Randeep Surjewala mentioned the federal government had higher the excise accountability on petrol by means of Rs 10 in 60 days and is now “duping” other folks by means of lowering it by means of Rs 9.50.

    The opposition celebration demanded that the finance minister display braveness and roll again excise on petrol and diesel to the extent it used to be below the UPA in Might 2014.

    “Expensive FM. in 60 days, you higher the cost of petrol by means of Rs 10/litre and now decreased it by means of Rs 9.50/litre. U higher the cost of Diesel by means of Rs 10/litre and now decreased it by means of Rs 7/litre.

    Prevent befooling other folks! “Country does not want jugglery of figures to dupe the folk, Country does not want Jumlas, Country wishes rollback of excise on petrol and diesel to Might 2014 ranges of Rs 9.48/litre on petrol and Rs 3.56/litre on diesel. Prevent deceiving, Display the braveness to present aid,” Surjewala mentioned in a chain of tweets.

    The Congress chief mentioned in Might 2014, excise accountability on petrol used to be Rs 9.48/litre.

    “It’s nonetheless Rs 19.90 as opposed to Rs 9.48 all through the Congress,” he mentioned.

    On excise accountability on diesel, he mentioned, “It’s nonetheless Rs 15.80 as opposed to Rs 3.56 all through Congress.”

    Rajasthan Leader Minister Ashok Gehlot claimed the Centre needed to scale back the excise accountability below the force of the Congress celebration’s public consciousness marketing campaign made up our minds within the not too long ago held Chintan Shivir.

    He demanded that the central govt must decrease the petrol and diesel costs to the extent all through the UPA rule if the federal government desires to present aid to other folks in the real sense.

    “Because of the continual protests by means of the Congress towards inflation around the nation and the force of public consciousness marketing campaign towards the inflation made up our minds in Navsankalp Shivir, Udaipur, the central govt lately needed to make a decision to cut back the excise accountability on petrol and diesel,” Gehlot tweeted.

    Congress whip in Lok Sabha Manickam Tagore additionally attacked the finance minister, accusing her of being “boastful” and supporting the wealthy however now not the center elegance.

    The federal government on Saturday reduce excise accountability on petrol by means of a document Rs 8 consistent with litre and that on diesel by means of Rs 6 consistent with litre to present aid to customers battered by means of prime gas costs that experience additionally driven inflation to a multi-year prime.

    The excise accountability reduce will translate into a discount of Rs 9.5 a litre on petrol and Rs 7 a litre on diesel after bearing in mind its have an effect on on different levies.

    Pronouncing the obligation reduce, Sitharaman additionally mentioned the federal government will give Rs 200 consistent with cylinder subsidy to Ujjwala Yojana beneficiaries for 12 cylinders in a yr to lend a hand ease one of the vital burden coming up from cooking gasoline charges emerging to document ranges.

    BJP president J P Nadda on Saturday lauded as “ancient” the federal government’s choice to chop excise accountability on petrol and diesel to present aid to other folks, and demanded that opposition-ruled states additionally slash taxes for larger public get advantages.

    In a commentary, Nadda mentioned BJP-ruled states had reduce Price Added Tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel when the Centre decreased excise accountability on petrol by means of Rs 10 and diesel by means of Rs 5 in November final yr however opposition events had now not carried out so of their states, one thing Modi had highlighted in his assembly with leader ministers final month.

    Modi had cited gas costs in numerous states to focus on the numerous hole between the ones governed by means of the BJP and the ones by means of non-BJP events.

    The Modi govt’s choice on Saturday presentations as to how delicate it’s to the pursuits of the average guy, Nadda mentioned.

    It additionally presentations how it’s running to make other folks’s existence more uncomplicated with its proactive and responsive measures, he added.

    The BJP president additionally lauded the federal government’s choice to present a Rs 200 subsidy on each and every gasoline cylinder to beneficiaries of the Ujjwala scheme.

    The federal government reduce excise accountability on petrol by means of a steep Rs 8 consistent with litre and that on diesel by means of Rs 6 consistent with litre to present aid to customers from prime gas costs that experience additionally driven inflation.

  • Congress’ management factor unresolved at Chintan Shivir, its provide situation depressing: Shiv Sena

    Via PTI

    MUMBAI: The Congress has left its management factor unresolved at its Chintan Shivir held just lately and the birthday celebration’s provide situation is depressing, which isn’t just right for the rustic’s democracy, the Shiv Sena mentioned on Saturday.

    In a piece of writing in birthday celebration mouthpiece ‘Saamana’, the birthday celebration mentioned that whilst at the one hand the BJP has already began getting ready for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress is in dire straits.

    “Rahul Gandhi has left a number of problems unresolved on the birthday celebration’s Udaipur conclave. Which is why a number of leaders in numerous states are deserting the birthday celebration. Bihar and Uttar Pradesh gadgets of the Congress do not have state presidents,” the Uddhav Thackeray-led birthday celebration, which these days stocks energy with the NCP and Congress in Maharashtra, mentioned.

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    The verdict of leaders, together with Sunil Jakhar, Hardik Patel, Jyotiraditya Scindia and Jitin Prasada, to go away the Congress displays the failure of the birthday celebration management, it added. The Congress must stand through its leaders with mass base in states which can be going to polls within the close to long run, the Sena advised.

    Alternatively, the Congress, an best friend of the Sena within the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) govt, took a dim view of the editorial.

    “Congress is a idea and a number of other folks have come and long past. As a substitute of that specialize in who leaves or joins Congress, folks must fear in regards to the burning problems that the rustic is going through,” the birthday celebration’s state unit president Nana Patole mentioned.

    Mumbai Congress president Bhai Jagtap mentioned the grand outdated birthday celebration did not want advise from any person.

  • Prashant Kishor predicts Cong rout in Gujarat, HP

    Via Categorical Information Provider

    NEW DELHI: Proceeding to coach his weapons at the Congress, ballot strategist Prashant Kishor, who was once in talks to enroll in the birthday party, on Friday stated that the birthday party’s ‘Chintan Shivir’ at Udaipur was once a failure. He predicted an approaching electoral rout for the grand previous birthday party within the upcoming Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh elections.

    “I’ve been requested to remark at the end result of Udaipur Chintan Shivir. Personally, it failed to succeed in anything else significant instead of prolonging the status-quo and giving a while to the Congress management, no less than until the upcoming electoral rout in Gujarat and HP,” Kishor stated.

    His feedback come after the Congress stated that the Udaipur consultation will put the birthday party on trail of revival. On the other hand, it did not take any choice on leaderships problems, mentioning that the method to elect a brand new leader is on.  

    Forward of the development, talks between the Congress and Kishor failed after he demanded autonomy to resurrect the birthday party. Congress as a substitute constituted an ‘Empowered Motion Staff’ and that made Kishor withdraw from the deal, announcing it might most effective upload every other layer to its interior fissures.

    One of the most reform measures followed at Udaipur have been a part of Kishor’s presentation. On the other hand, the proposal for a parliamentary board, a key call for of a G23 ginger crew throughout the birthday party, was once shot down they usually made up our minds to have a political beliefs committee in each state and the Centre.

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  • BJP elevating problems like Gyanvapi mosque as its graph is dipping, says Digvijaya

    Through PTI

    INDORE: Congress Rajya Sabha member Digvijaya Singh on Friday stated the ruling BJP used to be raking up non secular problems just like the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi as its efficiency graph used to be steadily falling because of emerging inflation, unemployment and depreciation in rupee price in opposition to america greenback.

    He additionally criticised the Centre’s transfer to prohibit the export of wheat.

    “This isn’t a brand new factor. Inflation and unemployment are emerging, rupee price is losing and the Modi executive’s graph is tumbling. On this situation what are they going to do?” he informed journalists right here.

    The previous CM used to be replying to a question over the Gyanvapi mosque advanced in Varanasi, the place a court-mandated survey of the premises has been finished, and different non secular rows.

    Singh stated the Modi executive’s resolution to all of sudden ban wheat export has inflicted huge losses to small and medium buyers.

    Requested about former Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar’s feedback, made after becoming a member of the BJP, that some leaders of the Sonia Gandhi-led birthday party have been busy “flattering the prime command”, Singh, taking a swipe at his ex-colleague, quipped, “He took a very long time to grasp this.”

    At the CBI registering a recent corruption case in opposition to former Bihar leader minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and his members of the family, Singh alleged the RJD chief used to be being stressed.

  • No senior Punjab Congress chief turns up at Sidhu’s place of abode, Patiala court docket

    Through PTI

    PATIALA: No senior Punjab Congress chief was once observed both at Navjot Singh Sidhu’s place of abode right here or at a court docket the place the previous cricketer surrendered on a Ideal Courtroom order.

    The Ideal Courtroom has sentenced Sidhu to a 12 months in prison in a 1988 street rage case resulting in the demise of a person.

    A couple of former MLAs, regarded as to be his loyalists and a couple of supporters, became up at Sidhu’s place of abode in Patiala Friday morning to increase ethical beef up to him.

    They incorporated former MLAs Navtej Singh Cheema, Ashwani Sekhri, Surjit Singh Dhiman, Hardial Singh Kamboj, Primal Singh, Nazar Singh Manshahia and Jagdev Singh Kamalu.

    In addition they accompanied Sidhu to the court docket the place the previous cricketer surrendered.

    They had been additionally provide at Mata Kaushalya Devi Health center the place Sidhu’s scientific exam was once carried out.

    Sidhu was once later despatched to Patiala prison.

    Chatting with journalists out of doors Sidhu’s place of abode in Patiala, Cheema, ex-MLA from Sultanpur Lodhi, stated Sidhu respects the SC verdict.

    Navtej Cheema, then again, downplayed the absence of distinguished leaders, pronouncing everybody has expressed their ethical beef up.

    Cheema additionally stated Congress normal secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had additionally conveyed her beef up over the telephone.

    “Sidhu ji will come again and shine as soon as once more,” Cheema stated, including that Sidhu will make a comeback to politics after serving his sentence.

    Cheema in conjunction with Sekhri and Dhiman have been essentially the most visual faces whilst Sidhu have been keeping parallel conferences.

    Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring and any other senior chief of the celebration Partap Singh Bajwa prolonged beef up to Sidhu, pronouncing whilst they recognize the Ideal Courtroom verdict, they stand through their celebration colleague and his circle of relatives.

    In his tweet, Warring stated, “With due recognize for the decision of the Hon Ideal Courtroom, I stand through my senior colleague @sherryontopp ji and his circle of relatives at this hard hour.”

    Warring, who was once a few of the distinguished Punjab Congress leaders who didn’t flip up at Sidhu’s Patiala place of abode, described Sidhu as his elder brother and stated, “I really like him so much.”

    Bajwa, who’s the Chief of the Opposition in Punjab, additionally tweeted to precise beef up.

    “The INC bows sooner than the decision of the Hon. Ideal Courtroom. Moreover, the Punjab Congress and I can stand firmly in the back of @sherryontopp and his circle of relatives on this tricky time,” stated Bajwa.

    After the SC sentenced Sidhu to at least one 12 months in prison, Congress MLA Rana Gurjeet Singh on Thursday had stated the apex court docket order needs to be revered through everybody.

    Singh, the Congress MLA from Kapurthala, had stated the apex court docket’s order needs to be revered through everybody and suggested Sidhu to do self-introspection whilst stressing that the decision was once now not a setback for the Congress.

    Congress MLA and previous minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa had additionally now not observed the decision as a setback for the celebration and had stated the sufferer’s circle of relatives were given justice within the subject.

    Navjot Sidhu misplaced the Amritsar East meeting seat within the 2022 meeting elections.

    However after the 2022 election effects, Sidhu began actively elevating the state problems and taking at the AAP-led govt within the state.

    Sidhu had even now not shared the level with the senior celebration leaders right through the set up rite of Amrinder Singh Raja Warring because the Punjab Congress leader closing month.

    Sidhu, then again, had met Warring and congratulated him.

    Remaining month, AICC in-charge Punjab Harish Chaudhary had written to celebration president Sonia Gandhi, searching for disciplinary motion towards Sidhu for seeking to “painting himself above the celebration”.

    Chaudhary had additionally forwarded an in depth be aware to Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring relating to Sidhu’s “present actions”.

    Warring in his be aware had highlighted Sidhu’s “parallel actions” and his conferences with expelled leaders together with former MLAs Surjit Singh Dhiman and Kewal Dhillon.

    Chaudhary had famous within the letter that Sidhu relentlessly criticized the former Congress govt in spite of being requested now not to take action.

    Following the celebration’s drubbing within the 5 states that went to the polls previous this 12 months, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi had requested the celebration chiefs there to surrender.

    The Congress appointed Warring rather than Sidhu after its drubbing within the state meeting polls.

  • ‘Blatant compromise’ with nationwide safety: Congress slams Modi executive over Pangong Tso bridge factor

    Via PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Congress on Thursday termed as “meek” the federal government’s response to stories that China used to be development a 2nd bridge throughout Pangong Tso in japanese Ladakh and alleged that it used to be a “blatant compromise” with India’s nationwide safety.

    An afternoon after stories emerged about China development the bridge, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs on Thursday mentioned the world the place the reported development is being undertaken is beneath the career of that nation for many years.

    At a media briefing, Exterior Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi mentioned India displays such tendencies.

    Tagging a video of Bagchi’s remarks, Congress leader sokesperson Randeep Surjewala mentioned in a tweet, “Such meek & cowering reaction to development of 2d bridge by means of China on Pangong Tso Lake is a blatant compromise with our ‘Nationwide Safety’.”

    “China incessantly violates our territorial integrity and a diffident Modi Executive simply cedes our territory. That is deprecable & condemnable!” he mentioned.

    In keeping with queries over the media stories, Bagchi mentioned on the media briefing, “We’ve observed media stories and different stories at the so-called bridge. Someone mentioned 2nd bridge or whether it is a variety of the present bridge.”

    He mentioned India all the time felt that the world this is referred to within the stories is beneath the career of the Chinese language facet for many years.

  • Space Democrats push for state and native taxes reduction in appropriations invoice

    Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., speaks all through a information convention pronouncing the State and Native Taxes (SALT) Caucus out of doors the U.S. Capitol on April 15, 2021.

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    In spite of roadblocks, 5 Space Democrats are nonetheless combating for reduction at the $10,000 restrict at the federal deduction for state and native taxes, referred to as SALT. 

    Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., despatched a letter to leaders of the Space Appropriations Subcommittee on Monetary Services and products and Common Govt, urging colleagues to disclaim the IRS finances to dam state-level SALT cap workarounds.

    Signed by way of Reps. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J.; Tom Malinowski, D-N.J.; Katie Porter, D-Calif.; and Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., the letter requests a provision be added to the fiscal 2023 appropriations invoice.

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    The letter in particular calls out law handed in New York and New Jersey that permits native jurisdictions to create charitable finances providing assets tax credit to house owners who contributed. The legislation would have allowed taxpayers who itemized deductions to assert a charitable write-off for his or her donations. 

    On the other hand, the IRS and the U.S. Division of the Treasury barred this workaround in 2019, pronouncing the receipt of a SALT credit score in go back for charitable contributions would represent a “quid professional quo.”

    “Congress did not give the IRS permission to interpret the tax legislation as they see have compatibility, which they have completed by way of dismantling the charitable tax deduction,” mentioned Gottheimer, who co-chairs the SALT Caucus.

    “We will have to do the entirety we will, together with restoring the SALT deduction, to assist minimize taxes and make lifestyles extra reasonably priced for households and small companies,” he added.

    The $10,000 SALT restrict, enacted by way of former President Donald Trump’s signature tax overhaul, has been a ache level for high-tax states, comparable to New York, New Jersey and California, as a result of citizens can not deduct greater than $10,000 in state and native levies on their federal returns.  

    With a slender Democratic Space majority, the SALT cap used to be a large factor in Construct Again Higher negotiations, and lawmakers in November handed an $80,000 SALT cap by way of 2030 as a part of their spending bundle. However Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., blocked the plan within the Senate.

    The rush for SALT reform confronted any other setback in April when the Superb Courtroom rejected a problem from New York and 3 different states to overturn the law.

    Pushback on SALT reduction

    Garrett Watson, a senior coverage analyst for the Tax Basis, described the most recent transfer from SALT reduction advocates as “an enchanting means” however expects resistance from lawmakers on each side of the aisle.

    “The appropriations season is already a horny turbulent time between each events,” he mentioned, pointing to ongoing disagreements about IRS investment and the company’s route.

    Any other worry is also the sorts of taxpayers making an attempt to make the most of state-level SALT cap workarounds, who’re steadily “at the extra refined aspect, which most likely correlates with source of revenue,” Watson mentioned.

    Present workarounds in some states are most effective to be had to so-called pass-through companies, with earnings flowing to house owners’ particular person tax returns. SALT reduction fighters have lengthy argued that lifting the cap would possibly basically receive advantages rich families.

    If repealed altogether, the highest 20% of taxpayers would possibly see over 96% of the comfort, in line with a Tax Coverage Middle document, affecting most effective 9% of American families. 

  • Gasoline cylinder now Rs 1,003 ‘now not out’, Congress takes dig at BJP over LPG worth hike

    By means of PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Congress slammed the Centre on Thursday over the hike of the cooking gasoline worth by means of Rs 3.5 in line with cylinder, pronouncing the Narendra Modi govt’s “gasoline loot” is on each day, in small or large installments.

    Non-subsidised LPG now prices Rs 1,003 in line with 14.2-kg cylinder in Delhi, up from Rs 999.5 in the past, in accordance to a cost notification of state-owned gasoline shops. That is the second one building up within the LPG charge this month and the 3rd in lower than two months.

    The cost was once hiked by means of Rs 50 in line with cylinder on March 22 and once more by means of the similar quantum on Might 7.

    Slamming the Centre, Congress’s leader spokesperson Randeep Surjewala stated after expanding the cost of the home LPG cylinder by means of Rs 100 in 45 days, it was once once more hiked by means of Rs 3.5.

    After expanding the cost of business cylinder by means of Rs 457.5 in 60 days, it has once more been hiked by means of Rs 8, Surjewala stated in a tweet in Hindi. “Even after making it inconceivable for roughly two crore households to replenish cylinders for a 2nd time, Modi govt’s gasoline loot continues each day in small or large installments,” he stated.

    The Congress chief additionally attacked the Centre over the autumn of the rupee, which prolonged its losses and slipped 12 paise to 77.74 towards the USA buck in early industry on Thursday.

    “The ? ‘falls’ once more! Rupee, Petrol and Gasoline Cylinder are competing. Each Indian is anxious, Do the PM-FM ‘care’? Gasoline Cylinder Now Rs 1,003 ‘Now not Out’! On behalf of the entire housewives — Thank You Modi ji!” Surjewala stated in any other tweet.

    Chatting with journalists on the AICC headquarters right here, Mahila Congress leader Netta D’Souza stated, “For those who have a look at the figures, diesel and petrol had been subsidised all through the Congress time and within the ultimate 8 years, this govt has taken out Rs 27.5 lakh crore from other people’s wallet.” How can ladies run their families when they’re plagued by means of emerging gasoline costs, she requested.

    “The Mahila Congress has again and again labored to rouse this deaf-and-dumb govt and attempted to make sure that the voice of the folks reaches it,” D’Souza stated.

    Unfortunately, this govt neither has the time nor the sensitivity to hear the voice of the folks, she alleged.

    D’Souza additionally recalled that the Mahila Congress had long gone to the door of Parliament to request Top Minister Narendra Modi to rethink the gasoline costs within the passion of other people and that she faced Union minister Smriti Irani on a flight over the problem.

    “My query to the ministers sitting on this govt, who had agitated when the Congress raised the cost of subsidised gasoline cylinders to Rs 414, is that now you might be in energy, the entirety is on your hand, so why building up the costs of gasoline and when will it come down?” she requested.

  • SC palms one-year prison time period to Navjot Singh Sidhu in 1988 highway rage case

    Through PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Ideal Court docket Thursday imposed a one-year sentence on cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu in a 1988 highway rage case.

    A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and S Ok Kaul allowed the overview plea filed by way of the sufferer’s circle of relatives at the factor of the sentence awarded to Sidhu.

    Even though the apex court docket had in Might 2018 held Sidhu accountable of the offence of “voluntarily inflicting harm” to a 65-year-old guy within the case, it spared him a prison time period and imposed a high quality of Rs 1,000.