Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 22: While supporting implementation of GST regime in the J&K State from July Ist, Ware House/ Nehru Market traders’ body today asked the BJP to get the GST implemented in the State as per schedule or come out of the coalition.
A meeting of the traders of Ware House/Nehru Market whole sale food grain Mandi was held today under the president/ ship of Rajesh Gupta along with the general secretary Deepak Gupta, senior vice president Ashok Gupta, junior vice president Dharam Pal Gupta, secretary- Munish Gupta and cashier Rahul Gupta, along with other members of the association, regarding proposed GST regime which this State is not implementing from July 1st , creating lot of confusion among trading community as well as among general public.
Amid increasing controversy over extension of the Goods and Services Tax in our State, the Federation today backed the Centre’s move to implement the new Tax regime across country from midnight of June 30.
” We the whole sale traders of Jammu region ask the political class as well as traders from Valley to refrain from mixing political issues with the economy of the State as it will be detrimental for overall growth of the State,” they maintained.
The traders of this Wholesale Market of Jammu further asked the ruling alliance partner- BJP to either get the GST implemented in J&K or come out of the Govt for the larger interest of the trading community as well as for the general public who will face burden about double taxes as well as higher market index than the beighbouring States on almost all the commodities.
They said the Federation fully supports the introduction of GST at the all India level, including J&K State, irrespective of the stand taken by the Kashmir-centric parties in the garb of fiscal autonomy and special status. If a clear decision is not taken in a day or two, traders will have no option other than to down their shutters. Agitational approach by thousands of small as well as big traders will be the last resort.
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