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SME Times News Bureau | 01 Mar, 2021
Days after a traders' strike under its aegis, the Confederation of All
India Traders (CAIT) on Sunday said that it will launch a national
movement against the 'arbitrariness' of GST provisions and alleged
malpractices of e-commerce giants.
In a statement, the traders'
body said that in the next phase of the campaign against GST provisions
and e-commerce majors, states would be the key focus of the protesting
traders.
The campaign will begin on March 5 and will continue till April 5.
It
said that at present, traders across the country are badly plagued by
the provisions of GST and the constant arbitrariness of foreign
companies in e-commerce and now the traders are either forced to resolve
these issues or shut their business.
According to Secretary
General of CAIT, Praveen Khandelwal a video conference was held on
Sunday in which more than 275 prominent leaders from all the states and
union territories of the country participated and decided unanimously to
launch a national wide campaign on these two issues.
"It is not
the Centre but the states who are more responsible for diluting the
spirit of GST, to their own likings and now they can't escape from their
responsibilities," it said.
CAIT alleged that the state
governments have left no stone unturned to distort the GST because of
their own interests which has led to the sufferings of traders.
In
this context, CAIT has urged the Union Finance Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman that since is the Chairperson of the GST Council, she should
initiate dialogues with the traders' organisation immediately about the
current distorted nature of GST.
Further, it has also urged the
Union Commerce Minister, Piyush Goyal to issue further amend and clarify
the FDI policy and also finalise and release e-commerce policy since
the FDI policy is being grossly violated by foreign e-commerce
companies.
"Since elections will be held in five states in the
next few months and as a vote bank in all the states, the trading
community holds a huge majority in strength and numbers and can be a
deciding factor for the victory and defeat of any political party. Hence
the decision of CAIT to launch a nationwide campaign amid elections and
the anger of traders can affect the prospects of every political
party," said the CAIT statement.
It added that during the nation
campaign starting March 5 all trade organisations across the country
will celebrate "Agitational Month" through which more than 40,000
traders' associations of the country will submit memorandum to
Governors, Chief Ministers, Finance Ministers, Principal Secretaries for
finance, GST Commissioners and District Collectors in respective
states.
Besides, the CAIT chapters will also give memorandum to the President of all national parties and state level parties.
On
March 13, traders' associations will picket in more than 600 districts
of the country registering, while on March 20, trader rallies will be
held in all the districts of the country.
Further, traders will hold 'dharna' (sit-in protests) outside the houses of the MPs of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members.
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