Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday denied any claims of imposition or proposal of a so-called ‘toilet tax’ in the State and asserted that the Opposition Bharatiya Janta Party was making baseless claims for political gains ahead of Haryana Assembly election.
Amid reports of Himachal Pradesh government imposing ‘toilet tax’ on the number of toilet seats in dwellings, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman posted on X: “Unbelievable, if true! Whilst PM Narendra Modi ji, builds Swachhata as a people’s movement, here is Indian National Congress taxing people for toilets! Shame that they didn’t provide good sanitation during their time, but this step will shame the country!”
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Speaking to journalists in New Delhi, Mr. Sukhu said that such claims are baseless and should not be used for political purposes. He said: “In the light of Haryana Vidhan Sabha elections, the BJP is either playing the religion card or sometimes raising the fabricated toilet tax issue. No one should attempt to politicise issues purely for political gains, especially when the allegations are far from reality.”
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Mr. Sukhu said that before the Assembly elections in 2022, the then BJP government had introduced free sops worth 5,000 crore, including the provision of free water, in a bid to secure electoral success. “Despite these...
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