99% of Delhi traders are honest, says Kejriwal
Updated: Jan 03, 2014 02:23:12pm
New Delhi, Jan 3 (KNN) Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has said that 99 per cent of traders in Delhi are honest but they should be allowed to concentrate on their business rather than going round the officials in tax department and other offices.
“Ninety nine per cent of traders are honest and want to pay their taxes,”Kejriwal said in his reply to the confidence motion sought by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government in the Delhi Assembly yesterday.
“Our system is such that the traders are considered to be thugs. The government looks upon every trader as if he is a thug,” he added.
What traders plead is, “Please take the tax from us and leave us alone so that we can do our business peacefully,” Kejriwal further said adding that the entire system for the businessmen willing to pay tax and work peacefully needs to be simplified and streamlined.
AAP yesterday won the confidence vote with the support of eight Congress MLAs. In the 70 member Assembly, the AAP won 28 seats.
After fulfilling its promises on water and power tariff, passing Delhi Jan Lokpal, regularisation of unauthorised colonies and giving permanent job to the contractual workers, are next on the agenda of the Aam Aadmi Party government.
The two big decisions that the Kejriwal government has taken since it assumed office on December 28 are — free water up to 20 kilolitres to every household with functional meter and 50 per cent reduction in power tariff to customers who consume up to 400 units in one billing cycle.
Referring to the electricity charges, he said that he wants the accounts of the private sector discoms to be placed before the public.
Kejriwal yesterday told reporters that "The audit will begin from tomorrow (Thursday)." He added that Delhi Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung has ordered the CAG to start looking into the company account books of discoms from Thursday.
The audit of three power distribution companies - BSES Yamuna Power Ltd., BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd and Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd will be done. (KNN/SD)
“Ninety nine per cent of traders are honest and want to pay their taxes,”Kejriwal said in his reply to the confidence motion sought by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government in the Delhi Assembly yesterday.
“Our system is such that the traders are considered to be thugs. The government looks upon every trader as if he is a thug,” he added.
What traders plead is, “Please take the tax from us and leave us alone so that we can do our business peacefully,” Kejriwal further said adding that the entire system for the businessmen willing to pay tax and work peacefully needs to be simplified and streamlined.
AAP yesterday won the confidence vote with the support of eight Congress MLAs. In the 70 member Assembly, the AAP won 28 seats.
After fulfilling its promises on water and power tariff, passing Delhi Jan Lokpal, regularisation of unauthorised colonies and giving permanent job to the contractual workers, are next on the agenda of the Aam Aadmi Party government.
The two big decisions that the Kejriwal government has taken since it assumed office on December 28 are — free water up to 20 kilolitres to every household with functional meter and 50 per cent reduction in power tariff to customers who consume up to 400 units in one billing cycle.
Referring to the electricity charges, he said that he wants the accounts of the private sector discoms to be placed before the public.
Kejriwal yesterday told reporters that "The audit will begin from tomorrow (Thursday)." He added that Delhi Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung has ordered the CAG to start looking into the company account books of discoms from Thursday.
The audit of three power distribution companies - BSES Yamuna Power Ltd., BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd and Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd will be done. (KNN/SD)
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