New state BJP president Sat Sharma has vowed to get ‘jaziya’ levied on Vaishno Devi pilgrims withdrawn. In an Interview, Sat Sharma, also sitting MLA from Jammu West, said, “This is the main demand of the party. We will take up the issue of withdrawing the tax on pilgrims with the government again.” On September 2, the Finance Department issued a notification, directing Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, to impose 12.5 per cent service tax on pilgrims travelling by helicopter. This was being seen as interference in the working…
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