Our Correspondent
Kohima | April 29
Responding to the charter of demand of the Dimapur Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) pertaining to the indefinite shutter down in the state, the state government today replied that the state government does not support, and is fully against any illegal taxation or forcible demand or collection by any group or entity or individual in the state.
Replying to the charter of demands addressed to Chief Minister of Nagaland by DCCI, Nagaland home commissioner Vikeyie Kenya stated that the GST or any other legal tax is to be paid only to the state government by any business organization/individual.
Regarding the 3nd charter of demand “summons of the business community to NPG offices, Camps and Monitoring Cells should be immediately declared illegal and law enforcing agencies should be empowered to act on those places?,” the home commissioner replied that “Only the statutory bodies/law enforcement agencies of the state Government are empowered to issue summons to anyone who is in conflict with the law.
He stated that summons by any other group/entity/individual is illegal and the aggrieved person may approach the law enforcing authorities for redressal of their grievances.
Replying to 4th demand regarding “Raids on so called duplicate products, MRP tempering, expiry checking by NPG should be immediately declared as illegal and zero tolerance be maintained?,” the home commissioner stated that only the statutory bodies are empowered to conduct raids by the state Government. and raids conducted by any other group/entity/individual is illegal and the aggrieved person may approach the law enforcing authorities for redressal of their grievances.
On last charter of demand regarding “Extortion, kidnapping and waylaid of transport should be dealt with swiftly with full force with no impunity?,” the state government replied that the State government has empowered the police and district administration to act upon each and every complaint in this regard swiftly and book the culprits under the law and National Security Act to ensure safety and security of every individual in the state.
“Any aggrieved person may approach the law enforcing agencies in this regard,” it stated.
Making this clarification, the state government requested the DCCI and CNCCI to call off the indefinite shutter down.
“The state government assures taking necessary action in all the cases of extortion/illegal activities by multiple groups in the state,” the home commissioner stated..
