Jammu March 1: J&K National Conference on Wednesday staged a vigorous protest against the move of the J & K administration to impose property tax in the state.
In this connection, J&K National Conference activists under the chairmanship of Chander Mohan Sharma, District President Jammu Urban, assembled at Residency Road and raised slogans against the government.
Rattan Lal Gupta, Provincial President Jammu, JKNC and Babu Rampaul Former Minister and Zonal President, JKNC also joined the protest.
Talking to reporters, Rattan Lal Gupta strongly condemned the imposition of Property Tax on the people of Jammu and Kashmir who are already being crushed by the highest inflation and skyrocketing prices of essential commodities.
He said that the incumbent J&K Administration which is running BJP’s proxy government in J&K has been thrusting only-anti people policies on the people.
Gupta said that instead of giving some relief to the people in J&K where the unemployment rate is highest among the States and Union Territories across the nation, it has initiated yet another unwanted measure of charging tax on the common people’s properties thus overburdening the people with property tax now.
Rattan Lal termed the implementation of Property Tax in Jammu & Kashmir in absence of elected Government as arbitrary and undemocratic. He demanded that let the elections take place first and then the J&K Assembly will decide whether or not to impose property tax.
Babu Rampal, former minister and Zonal President expressed resentment against the misleading statement given by the Lt Governor that only 40 per cent have affected with this property tax while the fact is that nearly 8o% population who are residing in urban areas will be directly affected with the imposition of property tax in Jammu and Kashmir.
He said that today the people of Jammu and Kashmir are feeling betrayed by the abrogation of Art 370 as the situation has turned from bad to worse post abrogation. He said every section of the society stands adversely affected by the anti people policies of the BJP Government.
The protesting NC leaders and workers unanimously reiterated the demand to withdraw the order imposing property tax at the earliest failing which the Party workers will come on roads in support of the people affected by the J&K Administration’s order.
