AAP accuses BJP-led MCD of targeting doctors by imposing 'irrational taxes and fees'

Aam Aadmi Party’s chief spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj in a statement on Friday informed that BJP’s MCD has given a shocker on Doctor’s Day.

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party’s chief spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj issued a statement on Friday. He informed that  BJP’s MCD has given a shocker on Doctor’s Day. Doctors will now have to pay an additional fee of Rs 24,000 annually for the removal of the garbage. Each doctor’s clinic will now have to pay Rs 30,000 annually to the MCD for garbage removal, an additional fee of Rs 24,000 has been introduced alongside the previous annual fee of Rs 6,000. After looting traders with manifold taxes and license fees, Doctors are on the  MCD’s target. BJP’s MCD has also introduced a Professional Tax to be levied on professionals like CAs, Architects, Doctors, etc. He further said that it is ridiculous and condemnable that the MCD has stooped down to loot people with irrational taxes and fees. AAP demands rollback of MCD’s irrational fees and taxes. A signature campaign was started by AAP yesterday to raise a voice against MCD’s condemnable harassment of traders. AAP Chief Spokesperson and MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj said, “Like we’ve told that BJP is counting its last days in the MCD, that they know that Delhi’s people will not elect BJP again in the MCD. Delhi Municipal Corporation has started to loot people. Be it property tax, that has been increased. Be it trade license, that has been increased manifolds. Every type of tax and license fee is being increased by the MCD.” He said, “Today, I’ll tell you about a new tax that has been introduced. Under the name of the Solid Waste Management Rules 2016, this tax has been introduced. A nasty present has been given to our doctors on the occasion of Doctor’s Day. Now our doctors will have to pay a sum of Rs. 24,000 annually to the MCD for the removal of their garbage. Now, you must be wondering what is the waste generated in a doctor’s clinical? Other than the mere dust on the floor, a very crucial waste that is generated is the bio-medical waste. However, it is surprising that the doctors are already made to pay Rs 500 per month to get this bio-medical waste removed. Moreover, there are two agencies in Delhi that pick up this bio-medical waste and process it in the right manner.”