Summary:
But this year, crafts men told us that they would have to make a shorter effigy , and without fireworks, in the same budget. Nagendra Chauhan, a member of the organizing committee, said, "Until last year, the effigy cost Rs 50,000, including fireworks. "We do not know much about GST except that the prices of bamboo, coloured paper sheets, wire and other raw material has gone up this year. "This time we are making only bamboo and paper structures without crackers because buyers are reluctant to pay high prices. We add firecrackers only when buyers are ready to pay extra money ," said Irfan, who sells small effigies near Shaheed Path..