Assam Budget 2021: Cess on Liquor Removed, Alcohol to Become Cheaper in Assam
Himanta Biswa Sarma made the announcement while presenting the vote on account Budget on the 2nd day of the three-day State Assembly session.
| 12 Feb 2021 7:00 AM GMT
GUWAHATI: Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced that tax on liquor will be slashed by 25 per cent.
Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma made the announcement while presenting the vote on account Budget on Friday, on the second day of the three-day State Assembly session. The vote on account from April-July 2021 comes ahead of the upcoming Assam Assembly Elections.
Speaking at the session, Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that the government has decided to remove the 25 per cent additional cess on alcohol, which was levied to meet healthcare expenses during the COVID-19 induced pandemic. The change in the cess tax on the price of alcohol will be put into effect by the state government from February 13.
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Three-hour “chakka jam” hits Punjab, Haryana most; scattered impact in other States
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Three-hour “chakka jam” hits Punjab, Haryana most; scattered impact in other States
The three-hour “chakka jam” or road blockade protest called by farm unions on Saturday went off smoothly, despite about 60 people being detained at a solidarity protest site within Delhi. There were also reports from some unions of detentions at Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana and Karnataka. With fears of Republic Day-style chaos and violence looming in the background, security forces had stepped up deployment within the capital, and farm unions called off protests in U.P. and Uttarakhand.
A file photo of activist Akhil Gogoi.
Two new parties, Assam Jatiya Parishad and Raijor Dal, will jointly contest the upcoming Assembly elections in the state,
Hindustan Times reported on Thursday. The parties were reportedly formed in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
Elections to the 126-member Assam Assembly is likely to be held in April-May.
Assam Jatiya Parishad chief Lurin Jyoti Gogoi said his group had forged an alliance with activist Akhil Gogoi-led Raijor Dal, but added that a formal announcement would be made soon. The two met for two-and-a-half hours at the Guwahati Medical College Hospital, where Akhil Gogoi – under arrest since December for his role in the anti-Citizenship Act protests in Assam – is receiving treatment for various ailments.
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Security has been beefed up at Ghazipur, Singhu and Tikri borders, as farmers continue to make their way to the protest site for the past two to three days.
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The Delhi Police have blocked roads near Akshardham and vehicular movement has been restricted between Delhi and Ghaziabad on National Highway-24.
NEW DELHI: Amid the stalemate between the central government and protesting farmers over the newly-enacted farm laws, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday questioned Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi whether he is on a war with the farmers. Honourable Prime Minister, are you on war with your farmers? tweeted Vadra in Hindi. She also shared a video that features heavy deployment of security personnel at Delhi borders.
NEW DELHI: Amid the stalemate between the central government and protesting farmers over the newly-enacted farm laws, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday questioned Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi whether he is on a war with the farmers. Honourable Prime Minister, are you on war with your farmers? tweeted Vadra in Hindi. She also shared a video that features heavy deployment of security personnel at Delhi borders.
प्रधानमंत्री जी, अपने किसानों से ही युद्ध? https://t.co/gn2P90danm Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) 1612242792000
Meanwhile, former Congress president and party s Member of Parliament Rahul Gandhi advised the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government to build bridges and not walls .