Mangaluru MLA U T Khader hits out at Centre on GST issue
Mangaluru: Mangaluru MLA U T Khader on Tuesday criticised the Centre's refusal to pay GST compensation due to the state.
Addressing a press meet here, the Congress leader alleged the Centre is shirking responsibility after a failed implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and asking the states to raise loans.
The Centre's proposal should be rejected as compensation is the state's right as per the GST agreement, he said.
Khader said the Centre is describing the current situation as an act of God after creating an economic mess resulting in an unemployment crisis and GDP downfall.
The crisis is clearly not the result of any act of God, but an act of fraud, he alleged and said the Centre should borrow from the Reserve Bank and pay the states.
Khader criticised the BJP MPs from the state who were acting like mute spectators to the problems faced by the state in the wake of the crisis.
MLC Harish Kumar, the DCC president, former MLAs J R Lobo, Abhayachandra Jain and former MLC Ivan DSouza were present.
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2 days' WFH for govt offices, Metro use by ministers: Delhi CM's call for fuel conservation
New Delhi (PTI): Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday announced a slew of measures including two days of 'work from home' (WFH) for government offices, use of Metro trains on Mondays by ministers and officers, and a voluntary 'no-vehicle day' every week.
Gupta said in a press conference attended by her Cabinet colleagues that the government has drawn an extensive plan under "Mera Bharat, Mera Yogdan" to implement the appeal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for saving fuel and wise expenditure.
She said all Delhi government offices will follow WFH two days a week. The private sector will also be requested to follow it, she said.
Gupta said all ministers, officers and she herself will use Metro for commuting on Mondays while people will be requested to observe 'no-vehicle day' every week.
The government has also decided to cancel all official foreign visits by ministers for one year while no big events will be hosted by it for the next three months, she said.
The chief minister said petrol and diesel quotas of the Delhi government officers have also been slashed by 20 per cent.
Earlier, Gupta headed a meeting with all her Cabinet ministers and senior officers of the government to discuss ways to save fuel and other resources amid global uncertainty over crude oil and gas supplies.
The chief minister has also cut down on her carcade by 60 per cent, following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to people to spend wisely and save fuel in view of the war in West Asia.
The chief minister's convoy now has only four vehicles, including two EVs.
