Announcing the state budget for 2021-22 with a surplus of Rs 588 crore without any change in taxes, Gujarat deputy chief minister and finance minister Nitin Patel on Wednesday said that the government would not be reducing value added tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel. Talking to mediapersons on Wednesday post budget, Patel said that the state s VAT on fuel was lower than 14 other states and hence, the government had no plans of reducing the same. Patel presented the budget with a size of Rs 2.27 trillion, up by Rs 9,742 crore from 2020-21 while making major provisions for education (Rs 32,719 crore), health and family welfare (Rs 11,323 crore), urban development (Rs 13,493 crore), and energy and petrochemicals (Rs 13,034 crore), among others.
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Mansukh Vasava (Source: Lok Sabha archives)
BJP’s Lok Sabha MP from Bharuch and tribal leader Mansukh Vasava Tuesday resigned from the party. In a letter to Gujarat BJP president C R Paatil, Vasava stated he will submit his resignation as a Member of Parliament to the Lok Sabha Speaker during the upcoming Budget Session
The BJP leader, who is slated to meet senior BJP leaders at his Rajpipla residence Wednesday, told The Indian Express, “I have resigned due to my age-related health issues. I have been nursing some back and spine issues that are also triggering migraines. I have told the party previously that it is difficult for me to undertake extensive travelling in the constituency, especially with so many important elections coming up at the taluka panchayats and district level. The resignation is purely for my personal reasons and I do not intend to withdraw it. I have already assured the party that I will be available as any other primary member of the party fo