“The BJP-PDP Govt had decided to apply GST so why the theatrics”
Srinagar: In a tweet, the former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday termed the resolution passed by the state assembly, on the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), a sham and said that there was absolutely no clarity on “constitutional safeguards” for the state.
“With absolutely no clarity of what ‘constitutional safeguards’ the BJP-PDP government in J&K has agreed with the centre, the sham resolution passes,” Omar tweeted.
Despite protests by the National Conference (NC) and the Congress, the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly adopted a resolution for implementing the GST in the state . Omar, the working president of the National Conference (NC), said the state government had made up its mind to implement the new tax regime in the state, but was indulging in “theatrics”.
“As expected the government reply was full of hyperbole & devoid of substance. The BJP-PDP Govt had decided to apply GST so why the theatrics,” he mentioned in a tweet that followed.
Equating the resolution with a blank cheque, he said “This is what I had said yesterday & the resolution is exactly the blank cheque that I had foreseen.”
The resolution, moved by state Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu, was adopted through a presidential order calling on the GoI to safeguard the special status and exclusive taxation powers of the state.
