Meerut: A Meerut-based iron dealer stripped right down to his underwear on the Mohan Nagar GST workplace in Ghaziabad and sat on a protest alleging harassment by the hands of officers of the division.
A purported video of the Akshay Jain’s protest was extensively circulated on social media, with Samajwadi Get together chief Akhilesh Yadav sharing it on X to assault the Uttar Pradesh authorities.
“That is the reality of ‘Ease of Doing Enterprise’ in BJP rule: BJP has even made merchants take off their garments. Merchants are saying at the moment that they do not need the BJP,” Yadav posted on X in Hindi on Saturday.
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Whereas Jain mentioned he resorted to the intense measure out of frustration with the division’s “persistent harassment”, officers rejected the allegation and charged that Jain’s firm, Arihant Iron and Metal Trade, had discrepancies in a supply challan, together with a lacking weighing slip.
They alleged {that a} car of the corporate was dropped at the flying squad workplace for inspection however Jain refused to cooperate and have become agitated.
The native GST officers mentioned that in the course of the investigation, it was found that the car was carrying 170 kg of products above the burden declared by the dealer.
They mentioned a penalty of 118 per cent was imposed, and Jain was required to pay Rs 10,532. The car was ultimately launched after the cost was made, the officers added.
Jain, nonetheless, denied the allegations of extra weight and claimed that the GST division officers had been harassing him to extort cash.
He instructed PTI that he had accomplished nothing flawed and had even pleaded with the GST officers to know his scenario. “Nevertheless, their refusal to hear prompted me to take a stand, drawing inspiration from the non-violent rules of Lord Mahavir ji,” Jain added.
