Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation seals tax defaulters, spares big fish, says Congress leader

Ahmedabad | Thursday | 21st March, 2019

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MISRI-MAKING UNIT SEALEDA day before Holi festival, the health flying squad of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) sealed a misri-making unit finding the place unhygienic. TranStadia, which has not paid Rs 5.15 crore property tax is not yet in the radar of the civic body," said Shaikh. Of the total due, the hotel is supposed to have paid Rs 44.79 lakh, while Rs 5.50 crore is pending. In an example of selective work being done by the civic authority, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) sealed several commercial units but spared the big fish, alleged former Leader of Opposition in the AMC and Congress leader, Badruddin Shaikh. "They are sealing offices and commercial units which have not paid Rs 12,000 tax, while defaulters whose arrears run into crores remain untouched..