DIMAPUR, JUNE 28 (MExN): The Action Committee against Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) under the aegis of Naga Council, Dimapur has again appealed to the NSCN (IM) higher authority with regard to its memorandum submitted earlier on the issue of multiple taxation and dealership system.
According to a press note from ACAUT Co-Convener, L. Supong Ao and Secretary, Solomon L. Awomi, some “NSCN-IM functionaries of market in-charge” had been forcibly collecting multiple taxes and Godown taxes from the market and not even sparing footpath vendors.
The press note disclosed that the “field staff of tax collectors were even demanding Godown taxes from those shops which do not have Godown including from pan shops.” In this regard, the ACAUT for what it described as “the betterment of our Naga society” requested the concerned higher authority to look into the matter and check immediately. It was reminded that as per the ACAUT’s resolution, it had made known to the general public and the businessmen not to pay any form of taxation to any groups till the issue is resolved.
The ACAUT has also drawn the attention of the higher authority looking after law enforcement on the rampant collection of illegal taxation at new field check gate by police personnel. The press note termed it as “very sad and hurting to know that the officer in-charge” at new field check gate had been asking Rs 15000/- (fifteen thousand) from “personnel whoever wants to be at gate and used to collect the same amount from the personnel at gate as commission by the officer every month”.
“It is often seen that the state department instead of using judicious authority is being mislead by few vested bureaucrats in the state machinery”, it alleged and pointed out that the ACAUT wanted stern action against those officers and personnel’s involved. Stating that the ACAUT had stood up for public interest to fight against all kinds of illegal taxation by the different groups of underground and state agencies, the press note strongly urged the State Government to address this “urgent call to abrogate the taxation at gates and DMC toll tax in its jurisdiction immediately before any unwanted situation arise and to avoid anti-social element Industry”.
ACAUT also clarified that the June 27th publication in the local papers where it had mentioned DMC (Vet cell) should instead be State Veterinary Department.
