“Instead of taxing our petrol, govt can make more revenue by imposing GST on purchase of MLAs”
Shashi Tharoor takes swipe at BJP’s “desperation for revenue”; gets mixed response on twitter
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram MP, Shashi Tharoor, in a recent tweet took a swipe at BJP Government and its desperation for revenue. The former international diplomat suggested the government can make much more money if they impose GST on the purchase of MLAs instead of taxing petrol and diesel.
The swipe at the Centre comes on the back of a recent series of hikes in the prices of petrol and diesel which saw diesel prices surpassing that of petrol for the first time in the country’s history.
“Instead of taxing our petrol & diesel at 32 rupees a litre, couldn’t they make much more money imposing GST on the rising purchase price of MLAs?” Tharoor wrote in the tweet.
He also called on the government for being “Desperate for revenue” and taxing Rs. 32 a litre on petrol.
Users on the micro-blogging site gave a mixed response to the tweet and shared their views and opinions on the matter. Some blamed the poor administration of the government and blamed it for hiking the prices of the fuel, while others brought forward other works of the government.
Here's the tweet:
If the government is so desperate for revenue, instead of taxing our petrol & diesel at 32 rupees a litre, couldn’t they make much more money imposing GST on the rising purchase price of MLAs?
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) July 22, 2020
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Bengaluru: Four arrested for housebreaking, threats, extortion; fake PSI among accused
Bengaluru: Vidyaranyapura police have arrested four persons, including a man posing as a Police Sub-Inspector (PSI), for allegedly breaking into a house, threatening the occupants, and extorting money while wearing police uniforms.
The arrested accused have been identified as Mallikarjuna, Pramod, Vinay, and Hrithik.
Police said the accused had hatched a plan to pose as police personnel, conduct fake raids, and extort money from residents by intimidation.
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According to the police, Mallikarjuna had failed the PSI examination twice and later falsely projected himself as a PSI. He allegedly conducted photo shoots in his hometown, Siraguppa, wearing a police uniform, baton, cap, and shoes, claiming to be serving as a PSI in Bengaluru.
On December 7, the four accused allegedly went to the house of Naveen in the Vidyaranyapura limits, threatened him with a stick and an iron rod, and claimed they had information that he was selling ganja. Under the pretext of searching, they allegedly extorted ₹87,000 through bank transfer, ₹53,000 in cash kept in the house, and ₹2,000 from his wallet.
Following Naveen’s complaint, Vidyaranyapura police registered a case and launched an operation, leading to the arrest of all four accused. Police have seized ₹45,000 in cash and the car used to commit the crime.
Further investigation is underway.
