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Jewellers strike: Arvind Kejriwal led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today took out a protest march in Old Delhi against the 1 per cent excise duty on jewellery proposed by FM Arun Jaitley in the Union Budget 2016-17 and called on the Narendra Modi dispensation to roll it back. (PTI)
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Jewellers strike: The protest, organised by AAP traders' wing, was joined by party leader Ashutosh. "Jewellers are angry over the excise duty. When Narendra Modi was chief minister (of Gujarat), he had opposed it. So, why has he imposed the excise now?" said Ashutosh. (PTI)
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Jewellers strike: The move will "hurt" small traders and their business will "suffer" in the face of competition from bigger businessmen and multinational companies, AAP leader Ashutosh claimed. (PTI)
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Jewellers strike: "The government is hell bent on destroying the small traders with numerous small taxes," the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) alleged. The members of several jewellery associations participated in the protest march from Town Hall Chowk in Chandni Chowk to the Red Fort. (PTI)
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Jewellers strike: Last week, a section of jewellers had met Arvind Kejriwal with the same demanded of a roll back. The Delhi CM had also written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding the same. "I strongly object to the excise duty levied on the Jewellery sector by the central government and demand its roll back," Arvind Kejriwal had said. (PTI)
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