Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 6: The passage of Resolution on Goods and Services Tax ( GST) by J&K Legislature on Wednesday has evoked wide-spread response from various political, trade, industry and other organizations across the State.
While welcoming the passing of GST Resolution by both the Houses of the J&K Legislature, former State president of BJP and Rajya Sabha MP, Shamsher Singh Manhas has said that despite efforts of the NC-Congress combine to stall the proceedings of the two Houses and oppose the introduction of GST in the State, right has prevailed over the wrong. He said that introduction of GST regime in the State is big victory for the common man. In fact, it is win-win situation for all except the tax evaders who will find it difficult under the new regime.
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Manhas complimented the legislators of BJP-PDP for successfully countering the misinformation campaign launched by the opposition for arousing public passions in the Valley at the behest of separatist and anti-national forces and unitedly passing the Resolution thus saving the State from a virtual financial chaos.
The BJP MP was also critical of the NC-Cong combine for shying away from a debate on the floor of the House and instead resorting to agitation politics outside and inside the House ignoring the interests of the traders of other two regions of the State who were pressing for immediate adoption of GST. He said introduction of GST will ensure total economic integration of the State with the rest of the country which will benefit consumers, traders and industrialists.
Association of Industries (AoI), Gangyal in a meeting held under the presidentship of Rajesh Jain, expressed its satisfaction over the adoption of resolution for implementing GST in the State paving way for the total implementation of the new regime of Goods and Services Tax, bringing State at par with the other parts of the nation.
The Association said that a commendable role has been played by Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh, Finance Minister Haseeb Ahmed Drabu, Industries and Commerce Minister, Chander Parkash under the leadership of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti who actively participated in the proceedings in the Legislative Assembly for smooth adoption of the GST Act, to bring J&K State at par with rest of the country.
Members further expressed their satisfaction towards the declaration of the State Govt to continue all the exemptions, subsidies, incentives as being provided to industrial sector in the State. The entrepreneurs present in the meeting urged the State Govt to take all the steps to implement GST in the minimum possible time.
Amongst others present in the meeting included RP Sethi, Rattan Dogra, Bipin Sharma, Subhash Aggarwal, Sweesh Anand, Abhinandan Singh Sachdev, Virendra Jain, Annil Suri and Rajinder Gupta.
Chamber of Traders Federation (CTF) in a meeting held here today described the passage of GST Resolution in the legislature as step in the right direction.
Exhibiting joy and calling GST as game changer, a large number of Federation members led by president, CTF, Neeraj Anand danced to the tune of drum beats at the office to celebrate the occasion. Federation members also distributed sweets, juice and cold drinks among general public.
Speaking on the occasion, Anand extended gratitude to the support extended by Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti, Dy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh, Finance Minister, Dr Haseeb Drabu besides state BJP president, Sat Sharma and all legislatures who worked tirelessly for passage of resolution despite stiff opposition from other political parties.
Prominent among those present included S. Attar Singh, (Chairman Distributors Association), Yash Paul Gupta (Chief Patron CTF), Chander Gulati (Chairman Automobile Dealers Association), Vinod Sachdeva (Patron CTF), Parveen Gupta (Ex- president Fruit Mandi Narwal), Kailash Nath Nagar (President Plywood Dealers Association), Dinesh Gupta (President Electric Dealers Association), Vinay Gupta ( vice president, Retailers Federation Jammu), Tushar Mahajan ( LPG Dealers Association), Yash Paul Abrol (Patron Halwai Association), Shiv Kumar Gupta ( President Jammu Bakers Association), Parag Abrol (IT Incharge CTF), Rajinder Prashad (SVP Jammu Chemist Association), Surinder Anand (Box Manufacturer Association) and many other prominent members of CTF.
All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference (AJKPC) while slamming the role of opposition National Conference and Congress Party on the implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the State, has accused both the parties of playing politics even on the issues of national interests and making a historical blunder by misleading people over the issue.
Anil Sharma, president of the AJKPC, in a statement here said it is so unfortunate that those parties who have ruled the country and State for longest terms behaved irresponsibly even without considering the plight of the common people and business community of the State.
Sharma said both these parties during their regimes at National and State level have brought over 100 amendments in the Constitution of India and dozens of amendments in the State Constitution but when they are in opposition they create ruckus and political chaos. These family-based political parties missed historical opportunity in building a consensus on GST implementation and suggest positive notes for proper implementation of this reformatory tax regime in the State, he added.
“People are judging their misdeeds and will punish them through ballot. The role of opposition is for constructive politics and highlight wrong doings of the Government but both NC and Congress showed their greed for power and simply exposed themselves”, the AJKPC leader maintained.
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