Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 3: Members of various trade bodies of Jammu held strong protest demonstration in front of the office of Commercial Taxes Department at Rail Head complex here today.
The members under the banner of Chamber of Traders Federation led by its president, Neeraj Anand assembled outside the office of Commercial Taxes Department during the day and started protest demonstration. The protesting traders were shouting slogans against the CT authorities and also in support of their demands.
The traders were also raising slogans against DC Commercial Taxes Lakhanpur, Puneet Sharma and accused him of adopting unprofessional and insensitive approach, leading to the harassment of the trading community, especially those from Jammu region.
After holding protest for some time, Neeraj Anand, president led a delegation of traders to the Commissioner, Commercial Taxes, PI Khateeb who listened patiently to all the issues and demands of the trading community and issued directions for the immediate release of stranded vehicles at Lakhanpur and also assured the CTF president of taking all the corrective measures to streamline the process at Lakhanpur Toll Post.
Prominent among those who accompanied Anand included, Kirti Gupta, Attar Singh, Yash Paul Abrol, Parveen Gupta, Dinesh Gupta, Vikram Gujral, Raman Gupta, Prag Abrol, Kewel Mahajan, Ravi Mahajan and others.