Haveri vegetable seller shocked by ₹29 lakh GST notice for UPI transactions
Haveri: A small vegetable vendor from Haveri, Karnataka, has been left stunned after receiving a ₹29 lakh GST notice for UPI transactions made over four years. Shankargouda Hadimani, who runs a small vegetable stall near the Municipal High School grounds, was told by tax authorities that he owed the sum based on digital payments amounting to ₹1.63 crore.
Shankargouda, who has been selling vegetables directly sourced from farmers, insists he only sells fresh produce items which are exempted from GST. He says digital payments became common as customers moved away from cash and that he has always filed income tax returns and maintained records.
According to GST rules, fresh and unprocessed vegetables are not taxable. But Karnataka’s GST department has begun monitoring digital transactions and issued warnings that any trader whose turnover exceeds the GST registration threshold must register and pay applicable taxes.
Following the department’s July 12 announcement, many small traders have reportedly stopped accepting UPI, fearing similar notices. On July 17, the department clarified that tax obligations apply regardless of whether payments are received via UPI or cash and warned of action against those trying to conceal income.
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Niqab incident: Nitish Kumar perhaps revealing his true colours, says J-K CM
Srinagar (PTI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday criticised his Bihar counterpart over the niqab incident and said that Nitish Kumar might be slowly revealing his true nature.
"Nitish Kumar, who was once considered a secular leader, may be slowly showing his true colours," Abdullah told reporters here on the sidelines of a function.
Abdullah said Kumar removing the face veil of a Muslim woman doctor was wrong and cannot be justified by any means.
"We have seen this kind of incident here several years ago. Have you forgotten how Mehbooba Mufti removed the burqa of a legitimate voter inside a polling station? That act was wrong, and this act (of Kumar) is also wrong.
"If the (Bihar) chief minister did not want to hand over the order to her (Muslim woman), they could have kept her aside. However, to humiliate her like this is totally wrong," the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said.
Kumar stirred a huge controversy after he removed the face veil of a Muslim woman at a function earlier this week.
