Karnataka govt likely to continue 10% cut on property guidance value for another 3 months
Bengaluru(PTI): Karnataka Revenue Minister R Ashoka on Friday indicated that the state government is likely to extend the 10 per cent cut on property guidance values in the state for a period of another three months, following demand from people across sectors.
The Minister said he was "positively considering" in this regard, and will take a decision after consulting Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.
"I had earlier slashed the property guidance value by 10 percent for three months....it was for the benefit of the people, there has been good response to it from across the state. We have been able to generate Rs 1,300 crore more revenue than the set target of Rs 12,000 crore," Ashoka said.
Speaking to reporters here, he said, there has been demand from people across sections to extend it for another three months, and that he was positively considering it in good faith.
"The three months have ended on March 31, there has been demand to extend it for another three months. I'm considering it in good faith. I will discuss it with the Chief Minister, as people have liked this reform, and I will issue an order after consulting the CM," he added.
The guidance value is the minimum selling price of a property fixed by the government, depending on the locality and type of structure.
The state government on January one slashed the property guidance value across the state by 10 per cent for a period of three months in a move aimed at providing an opportunity for people to get registrations done at the earliest.
Ashoka had then said, it is applicable across the state on purchase of property, whether it is a revenue land, site, building or a flat.
This is an offer for those who are buying time with the General Power of Attorney (GPA) and agreements on properties; also for those who are planning for property registrations, he had said.
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Marxism will remain relevant despite Left electoral's losses, says general secretary M A Baby
New Delhi (PTI): CPI(M) General Secretary M A Baby on Thursday asserted that the Left movement would remain relevant despite not being in power in any state, saying the ideology would continue to endure as long as social and economic inequalities persist.
Hitting back at BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar over his reported remarks that Marxism had become irrelevant, Baby, in an interview with PTI Videos, said, "So long as there is division in society, so long as there is exploitation of the majority of workers, peasants and ordinary masses by a handful of billionaires, Marxism will remain relevant."
"That perhaps Mr Rajeev Chandrasekhar may not be able to understand, but this is the fact of the matter," he said.
Baby acknowledged that the CPI(M)-led Left was currently without an elected government in any state, but maintained that electoral setbacks would not diminish the movement's role.
"We may not have an elected government in any state. There were occasions when we didn't have a government. But the red flag and the commitment to organise and struggle for the rights of the dispossessed, marginalised and exploited will always be upheld by CPI(M) and the Left movement," he said.
He said the Left continued to enjoy support among workers, peasants, agricultural labourers, youth, students and women, and argued that the movement remained necessary because "oppression and assault" continued in society.
"So long as such problems exist in society, the red flag and the working class movement will continue to work among the masses," the Left leader said.
Exuding confidence on the Left's revival, Baby said the party would reflect on the reasons behind its electoral loss.
"We may be rejected in one election, but we will stage our comeback by understanding what went wrong with us," he said, adding, "We will listen to people and we will come back with higher strength."
Baby also criticised the Congress over reported factional tensions in Kerala after the Congress-led United Democratic Front's victory in the state.
"The way they are behaving is being watched by the people of Kerala," he said, referring to infighting within the Congress.
"Those who have given a massive majority to Congress and UDF would be watching all this," he added, while urging party leaders to "settle the problem in an amicable, democratic manner".
Referring to West Bengal, Baby alleged that violence had escalated following the BJP's victory in the state assembly polls.
"It is quite unfortunate that the moment BJP snatched a massive victory in West Bengal, violence has also started on a big scale," he said.
He also accused the Trinamool Congress of being "notorious for violent activities" and alleged that the "RSS-controlled BJP" had "unleashed violence in many places" after the election results.
"This is not good for Bengal, not good for the country. We wish and hope that normalcy would be restored as soon as possible," he said.
Baby said the CPI(M) and the Left in West Bengal would continue efforts to "pacify people" and avoid violence and confrontation.
Asked about former Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan not reacting publicly to the election results, Baby said Vijayan would respond "at an appropriate time".
