Patiala, March 14 Expressing solidarity with the Vyapar Bachao Sangharsh Committee, shopkeepers and traders throughout the city voluntarily closed their shutters in protest against the imposition of property tax on all residential and commercial establishments. They were largely supported by people from all walks of life since the MC has also imposed heavy taxes on all residential properties and vacant plots. Hundreds of people gathered at the Sheranwala Gate today and after marching through the city, staged a dharna outside the office of the Patiala Municipal Corporation. They demanded that from April 1, property tax be implemented in accordance with the tax levied by the neighbouring state governments. The crowd
[via India Properties – Real Estate India – Indian Property News Site]
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