The Pimpri Chinchwad group of Shiv Sena party has demanded that the civic body should collect property tax irrespective of the penalties imposed for unauthorized construction.
In the cabinet meeting on Wednesday – 9th January 2019 Maharashtra Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis said soon decisions as to impose penalties on unauthorized constructions shall be taken by the cabinet.
Shiv Sena MP – Shrirang Barne alleged the govt and civic bodies and said that the people charged for unauthorized constructions are not paying their property taxes as they are told to first clear the penalties due on them. He further said this attitude of the civic bodies raises hope amongst the people so as to waiver of the penalties imposed. He further added that this attitude has led to arrears of more than Rs 500 crores against such people.
Mr. Barne further said that leaders of the Shiv Sena party would meet the Municipal Commissioner and demand that the property tax should be collected first irrespective of the penalties due on them.
In reply to the query of Shiv Sena the civic bodies of the corporation said that illegal constructions in its jurisdiction has increased 1.73 lakhs.
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