PORT BLAIR: Communist Party of India (Marxist) has decided to conduct a sustained campaign and agitation at Port Blair Municipal area against the decision of the BJP-controlled Port Blair Municipal Council to increase the property tax of the buildings and land.
A decision to this effect was taken at a State Organising Committee meeting of the CPI (M) held at Port Blair recently at Port Blair. The State Organising Committee meeting discussed the issues related to the property tax and has come to the conclusion that the abnormal hike in the property tax implemented from 1st April, 2017 is another jolt on the Port Blairians who are already reeling under the price rise and other anti-people policies of the central government and A & N administration. CPI (M) meeting has noted that there is no justification to increase the property tax.