Former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti requests Home Minister Amit Shah to resume cross-LoC trade, claiming traders are unfairly taxed.

Former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti urges Indian Home Minister Amit Shah to intervene and resume the cross-Line of Control (LoC) trade. Mufti claims that traders involved in the trade are unfairly being targeted by the Indian Income Tax Department with tax demands on non-monetary transactions, despite the trade being tax-exempt when it began in 2008. The trade was suspended in 2019 due to security concerns, but Mufti argues that its resumption would serve as a confidence-building measure for the region.

August 09, 2024
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