BJP cooperative cell on Friday sought Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh to exempt cooperative system from direct and indirect taxes and urged for a speedy implementation of 97 constitutional amendment “to free it from the clutches of State Governments”.
A delegation led by BJP Chairman Central Cooperative cell which held a two-day seminar here at the party office met the Minister and also urged him to work out modalities to establish land soil testing system as mooted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Speaking at the meeting of the BJP cooperative cell meet here, BJP national secretary Shyam Jamu said there was need to consolidate cooperative movement in the country and the party needs to do hard work at the grass-roots level and “dominate cooperatives” in the country.
Jaju said the BJP was “in a phase of speed” under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said BJP must have solid presence in cooperative be they in dairy, sugar, banking, textile, weavers, milk or any other field.Speaker at the meeting pointed out that American MNCs with 70 per cent capital provide employment to 8 crore people, where as cooperatives with 10 per cent capital give jobs 10 crore people.