Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan has levelled corruption allegations against the State government over what he called its ‘reluctance’ to collect around ₹300 crore in outstanding GST payments from bar hotel owners.
He demanded the Chief Minister to order an investigation as Ministers and the political leadership were under a cloud of suspicion. Mr. Satheesan said here on Saturday that the Opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) had repeatedly raised in the Assembly the government’s failure to collect tax dues from the bars.
The government too had admitted to its failure in collecting the taxes, yet it had now overturned the decision to collect the outstanding amount. The government had also stopped supplying liquor to bars that had failed to pay the arrears, but this decision had also now been reportedly overturned, he said.
