With the abolition of Toll Tax at the Lakhanpur Toll Post, now there is altogether One Nation, One Tax achieved, claimed jubilant Ravinder Raina, State President of J&K BJP, while he addressed media persons at party headquarter, Trikuta Nagar, Jammu.
Raina was also accompanied by former Dy. CM Kavinder Gupta, BJP State General Secretary Yudhvir Sethi, State Secretary Arvind Gupta and State Incharge party’s All Morchas Munish Sharma. BJP State Office Secretary Tilak Raj Gupta, State Additional Publicity Secretary Ajay Vaid and Sahil Kaul were also present on the occasion.
Ravinder Raina, while addressing the media persons, claimed that with the abolition of Toll Post at the Lakhanpur Toll Post, now the mission of “One Nation, One Tax” has been accomplished for the betterment of the common masses. He said that the target of “Ek Bharat, Shreshta Bharat” has been achieved with this historic decision, after long wait of decades together. He said that with the decision; time, fuel and money all will be saved which was earlier putting major burden on consumer’s pocket. The decision has been hailed by one and by all across the regions of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh, he claimed.
Raina, claimed that with the abolition of toll Tax, the objects of daily use will become cheaper, which will have direct positive impact on every household across the region. After the implementation of the decision, many objects like Cement, Steel etc. will become cheaper from now onwards. While he claimed this as a major decision helping common masses economically on one hand, he said that decision has also unified whole Nation economically, having achieved emotional feeling of oneness amongst the whole trade & commerce sector and on everyone else.
Raina, speaking on the apprehensions of the industrial sector, said that the Modi government is committed to the welfare of the industrial sector. He put special emphasis on the “Make In India” campaign started by Prime Minister Narendra Modi led Union Government and it success stories. He asked that our region, industrialists have worked really hard to cater to the needs of the people and especially keeping in consideration that our state was at the last point of the web transforming it into primarily a consumer state. He said that we have to work upon various modern techniques to transform this region from Consumer to Provider and assured that the Modi government will do every needful thing to help them (industrialists) out for the development of their hard earned units. We will strengthen the industrial sector of J&K, and this is our commitment, he stressed.
Raina, further said that we will take the issue of the special economic package and incentives be given for the revival of the sick units and for the better functionality of the working units. He also ensured that the recommendations will be made for the special attentions in the GST for the industrial sector to help them out in the competition.