Protest march against introduction of property tax in Punjab

Activists of Hindu outfits today held a protest march here against the imposition of "huge property tax" by the state government.
Members of Parshu Ram Sena and Hindu Sangh started the march from the statue of Mahatma Gandhi along the national highway here and reached the office of Commissioner at the Town Hall, where they held a demonstration.
The protesters flayed the state government for "burdening common people with unwarranted taxes at a time when the inflation is already sky-high."
They then presented a memorandum to Commissioner Kuldip Singh Vaid, urging the state government to withdraw the tax.
The state government last month introduced property tax in the state. People will now have to pay tax on commercial and residential properties, including vacant plots, with effect from April 1, 2013.