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Kerala
By Our Special Correspondent
The KVVES which represents a sizable section of the merchant community today announced a detailed plan of agitation to force the Government to drop its decision to enforce VAT. The agitation would begin on May 1 with merchants wearing black badges while in their business premises, it was announced today. It has also been decided to boycott all programmes featuring the Finance Minister, K. Sankaranarayan, and to organise black flag demonstrations. The stir would then be stepped up. A relay satyagraha would be staged by KVVES leaders drawn from different districts in front of the office of the Finance Minister in the Secretariat from May 25 to 31. Shops would remain closed in the district when merchants from there stage satyagraha. It has been decided to launch an indefinite strike from June 1 if the Government still insisted on introducing the VAT from June 1. The KVVES believes that the VAT rules of the State are flawed as these give too much powers to bureaucrats. The State rules were different from the provisions of the VAT law framed by the Centre, the district leaders of the KVVES pointed out at a meeting held here. It has been pointed out that Delhi, UP, Rajasthan, Orissa and some other States had not even prepared the draft of the VAT law. VAT being in the concurrent list, both the State and Central Government had a role in framing and enforcing the rules governing it. The KVVES points out that some States have even decided not to implement VAT considering the adverse effects it might have on business in their region. The KVVES leaders suspect there is something sinister in the haste being shown by the State Government to enforce VAT without holding detailed discussions in the Assembly or with the merchant community. The leaders have warned that VAT, if implemented in its present form in the State, would ruin business, besides triggering all round increase in prices. The meeting held today was presided over by the KVVES State president, T. Naziruddin. The general secretary, K. Hassan Koya, and members from other districts spoke.
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