DK Shivakumar urges Karnataka CM to waive all property taxes in urban local bodies, rural panchayats

In a tweet on Wednesday, Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar urged Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa to waive all property taxes in urban local and rural panchayats for a period of one year as citizens are bearing a huge financial brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bengaluru (Karnataka): Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar on Wednesday urged Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa to waive all property taxes in urban local and rural panchayats for a period of one year as citizens are bearing a huge financial brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Citizens are bearing a huge financial brunt of the Corona Pandemic. It's imperative on the Govt to ease the financial burden on citizens.
  
  I urge CM @BSYBJP to waive all property taxes, in urban local bodies and rural panchayats, for a period of one year on humanitarian grounds.

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  Citizens are bearing a huge financial brunt of the Corona Pandemic. It's imperative on the Govt to ease the financial burden on citizens.
  
  I urge CM @BSYBJP to waive all property taxes, in urban local bodies and rural panchayats, for a period of one year on humanitarian grounds.

  — DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) July 22, 2020

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  Citizens are bearing a huge financial brunt of the Corona Pandemic. It's imperative on the Govt to ease the financial burden on citizens.
  
  I urge CM @BSYBJP to waive all property taxes, in urban local bodies and rural panchayats, for a period of one year on humanitarian grounds.

  — DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) July 22, 2020

In yet another demand, Shivakumar on Tuesday said the state government should give details of the amount it spent on migrants and labourers during the coronavirus crisis if it is transparent.

"The image of Karnataka has come to a very rotten position. We all know that Karnataka has failed in sorting out the problem. Let them (the state government) tell what has been the amount spent on the labour, migrants and food kits on the health department. We want an account (of the expenditure) if they are so transparent," Shivakumar told Media.

He said the state government should have approached the hospitals for treating COVID-19 patients and if any private hospital refused, a message should have been given that the government would take it over.

He also accused the state government of corruption. (ANI)