 Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 29: A mass bhandara was organized at Ware House-Nehru Market Jammu today on the occasion of Durga Ashtami, wherein a large number of people including all traders participated with great enthusiasm.
Ravider Raina, president BJP JKUT unit inaugurated the bhandara in the presence of Baldev Singh, Dy. Mayor JMC, former minister Sat Sharma, former MLC Yudhvir Sethi and BJP Leader Vinay Kumar. All the office bearers of bazaar Associations of Jammu City and office bearers of Chamber of Commerce and Industry Jammu also graced the occasion.
Deepak Gupta, President of the Traders Federation Ware House-Nehru Market Jammu and other office bearers honoured the guests by presenting Chunri to them. The bhandara was opened for all. A large number of people and commuters took 'parsad' in the Bhandara.
While speaking on the occasion, Deepak Gupta, highlighted various welfare activities organized by the Federation for the poor and downtrodden. He also exhorted the well off people to come forward and be a part of this initiative taken by the Federation. Raising the issue of GST, Deepak Gupta said that when the GST was not being implemented in Jammu and Kashmir, the traders of Jammu came on roads demanding its implementation. He said that warehouse traders pay Rs 200 crore tax annually, but today the GST department is harassing them the most. Traders being fined lakhs of rupees for small clerical mistakes. Deepak Gupta also raised the demand to give ownership rights of shops to the shopkeepers of the warehouse and Nehru Market and also to provide suitable land for godowns. While raising the issue of notices served to Channi Himmat plot allottees, Deepak Gupta said that the department is harassing the allottees by asking them to construct 1000 Sq. Ft. area failing it the plots allotments will be cancelled. He said this is a dictatorship which is not acceptable.
On this occasion, BJP President Ravinder Raina assured the traders of Jammu that he will arrange their meeting with Aministation very soon to solve all their problems they are facing regarding GST. Raina said that BJP has always stood with the traders and will walk shoulder to shoulder with the traders in future also.
Those who were present on this occasion include Munish Mahajan, Sr. Vc. President, Abhimanyu Gupta, VC. President, SVishal Gupta, Secretary, Amit Gupta, Cashier of the Federation, Rattan Lal Gupta, former president Traders Federation Ware House Nehru Market, Yashpal Gupta, President Retailers Association, Ramesh Gupta, President Jammu Central Mahajan Sabha, Kirti Gupta, President Daal Merchant Association, Rajesh Bhagotra, President Sugar Association, Ajay Gupta, President Potato Onion Association, Happy Singh, President Yuva Rajput Sabha, Anoop Mittal, President Kanak Mandi Traders Association, Sanjay Gupta, President Raghunath Bazaar Businessmen Association, Krishan Lal Gupta, Chairman Rajinder Bazaar Association, Rajinder Gupta, President Link Road Association, Anil Kohli, President Apsara Road, Rajesh Dewan President Hari Market, Pooja Kapoor, President Residency Road Association, Neeraj Gupta, President Chamber of Traders Federation and his team members, Anil Gupta President Karyana Association, Kulbushan Anand, Chairman Swarnkar Sang, Arun Sethi, President Upper Jain Bazar Association, Vishwamitra Gupta, President Shiv Market Railway Station Association, Anil Gupta, President Bahu Plaza Association, Rajesh Verma, President Upper Dhonthali Bazar Association and Arun Gupta, President Chamber of Commerce and Industry Jammu and his team members were prominent. |
