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Jharkhand Governor returns Excise Amendment Bill to govt

Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais has returned a Jharkhand Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2022, passed by the Hemant Soren government in the state assembly earlier this year with a slew of suggestions and directions to make changes accordingly.As per the Raj Bhavan, there are eight points to which the governor has objected and asked the state government […]

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Jharkhand Governor returns Excise Amendment Bill to govt

Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais has returned a Jharkhand Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2022, passed by the Hemant Soren government in the state assembly earlier this year with a slew of suggestions and directions to make changes accordingly.
As per the Raj Bhavan, there are eight points to which the governor has objected and asked the state government to reconsider. In its recommendations, the Governor has also raised concern over the dwindling excise revenue in the state in the first two quarters of the current financial year after the introduction of the new excise policy.
The Governor has also questioned the provision making only the retail liquor shop staff accountable for any violation of the Act and said the responsibility of the agency (running the shop) and officers of JBCL should also be fixed.
“It seems the provision has been included to shield the officers of the corporation and the agency concerned,” said the official release from Raj Bhawan.
Jharkhand BJP president and Rajya Sabha MP Deepak Prakash also welcomed the decision of the Jharkhand Governor to return the Excise Amendment Bill and asked the Hemant Soren-led government to immediately withdraw the Bill in the interest of 3.5 crore people of the state.
Speaking to the press, he said that the Jharkhand Excise Amendment Bill was in the interest of the liquor vendors and killing the revenue of the state and that is why the state BJP was continuously opposing the Bill from street to State Assembly. “Governor has taken a welcome and a bold step in returning the Excise Amendment Bill. BJP believes that this bill, gives protection to the corrupt people” Prakash told the press.
BJP Rajya Sabha MP Deepak Prakash slammed the Jharkhand government for passing Excise Amendment Bill and sent the same for the approval of the Governor.
“It is a matter of great misfortune that this Bill has harmed the state and such things were included in the Bill and ultimately, it is going to harm people living in Jharkhand and also those associated with the liquor industry, trade, and employment. Because of this Bill, the State is incurring a huge revenue loss and that is why, the State government should withdraw it,” he added.
Hemant Soren’s government implemented a new excise policy and took control of the liquor wholesale and retail businesses earlier this year, despite protests from private license holders.

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