Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 1: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State Executive Member, Raman Suri, today hailed the abolition of Lakhanpur toll plaza.
He said such a decision is the result of genuine efforts of BJP state leadership. He thanked Lieutenant Governor G.C. Murmu in efficiently implementing this decision of the government, which is meant to strengthen socio-economic ties of all states of India and simplify the tax system.
Raman Suri said that abolition of this tax was the top-most demand of J&K people after implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST). This toll tax had been leading to increase in prices of goods provided to J&K people even after imposition of GST, thereby discriminating them with respect to consumers in the rest of India and also failing the fundamental of GST that is “One Nation, One Tax”.
Raman Suri further said, “Now transporters will no longer have to wait in long queues at the Lakhanpur Toll Plaza, thus saving time and huge logistics costs. Now we can proudly say that the ‘One Nation, One Tax’ has been implemented in its truest sense. In this New Year, we thank the BJP government for fulfilling its promises and accepting the genuine demands of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, and moving the chariot of development towads new heights.”
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