The local unit of AJSU Party has decided to start agitation against the decision of hike in holding tax and withdrawal of North Chotanagpur commissionary headquarter from Hazaribagh. From Monday 9th January the AJSU workers will start collecting signatures of the denizens of Hazaribagh protesting these decisions of Jharkhand Government. AJSU leader cum In-charge of Hazaribagh assembly segment Pradeep Prasad said in party office on Friday.
Criticizing the decision of about 350 per cent hike in holding tax in entire Municipal Corporation area, effective from 1st of April 2016, Prasad said that it is an example of anarchy. The responsibility of tax collection has been handed over to private agency and their staffs are not receiving the self assessment form supplied by corporation till the clearance of tax of the current fiscal year. Those who had already paid the tax of their holdings for current fiscal year are getting surprised when huge amount as due is demanded by the agency.
Hitting hard on the people’s representatives of Hazaribagh Pradeep Prasad said that from MP to ward councilors, everyone is dancing on the tunes of State Government. No one is taking care of the pain of common citizens of the town who are paying a good amount to the corporation without getting any return. The people representatives are also not saying a single word on the decision of withdrawal of commissionary headquarter from Hazaribagh.
Talking with local media men AJSU leader announced that from next week they will start collecting signatures of the denizens. In second phase they will come out in streets organizing Mashal rallies and then will give a call of Hazaribagh band. He informed that some days ago a delegation of AJSU leaders had given a memorandum to the deputy commissioner of Hazaribagh but no action has been taken yet so they have decided to go ahead on the path of agitation.