Karnataka BJP chief slams CM Siddaramaiah over GST notices to small traders, seeks withdrawal
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Dated:- 23-7-2025
PTI
Bengaluru, Jul 23 (PTI) Karnataka BJP President B Y Vijayendra on Wednesday accused Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of setting targets for the state's Commercial Tax Department, which is issuing GST notices to small and micro traders and urged the government to withdraw them.
He extended the BJP's support to the agitation announced by a section of small and micro traders, who have objected to receiving GST notices linked to their UPI transactions.
Several traders' associations have called on these businesses to boycott UPI transactions and have announced a statewide strike on July 25.
“The Commercial Tax Depart
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rt for the traders' protest, the state party chief said even small vendors selling milk and curd have been served GST notices.
“There are three slabs under GST, but the Commercial Tax Department is serving 18 per cent tax notices to everyone indiscriminately,” he claimed.
“These notices are being issued without proper verification or analysis, purely because the state lacks funds. This has caused serious anxiety among traders,” he said, urging the chief minister to ensure that “the government withdraws these notices immediately.” On a separate issue, Vijayendra commented on the Supreme Court's dismissal of the Enforcement Directorate's plea against CM Siddaramaiah's wife in the MUDA site allotment case.
While welcoming the court's de
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rs also have the strength to hold counter-protests in front of the KPCC office, if needed.
“If Congress workers want to protest, they should go to Freedom Park, the designated spot. Instead, they're indulging in goondaism in the name of protest-this is unacceptable,” he said, adding that the BJP has also met the city police commissioner and urged action against such behaviour.
Stating that such actions were inappropriate, Vijayendra urged Deputy CM Shivakumar to withdraw from them.
He alleged that the Congress government had yet to allocate the promised Rs 50 crore for development in each legislator's constituency, and claimed the announcement was merely a ploy to silence ruling party MLAs who were publicly questioning the Chief Minister
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