Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s younger brother Prahlad Modi, on Friday, asked the traders of Maharashtra’s Ulhasnagar not to pay Goods and Service Tax (GST), until and unless their demands were met by the State or Central government.
Prahlad Modi said the same at an event organised by Ulhasnagar Traders Association (UTA), where he was called as a chief guest.
Modi, who is Vice President of All India Fair Price Shop Dealers Federation, asked the traders to protest and fight in the right way.
Ulhasnagar is also known to be one of the trading hubs of Maharashtra. Jeans manufactured here are distributed across the state. However, we are being neglected by them (state and Central government), said UTA President Sumit Chakraborty.
Many other traders in the event also mentioned the problems they went through during nationwide lockdown in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Addressing the traders, Prahlad Modi, said, You (traders) need to raise your demands in the right way. Fight and protest against the government (state and Centre) till they don’t listen to you. Raise your concerns in the right way, they will come to you.
Prahlad Modi also stated that people called his brother (PM Modi) a ?chaiwala? but reality, he said it was their father, who was a ?chaiwala.
He added that PM Modi is a chaiwalas son; he wasn’t a chaiwala himself.