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New Delhi Mar 25 PTI Expressing concern over unregulated virtual digital assets such as cryptocurrencies Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi Friday said the government should come out with a legislation soon to prevent their misuse for purposes such as terror financing and drug smugglingInitiating a debate on the Finance Bill in Lok Sabha he said the government is still sending mixed signals on virtual digital assets and asserted there should be clarity on the definition of cryptoIt is not clear if it is an asset currency or something that can be speculated upon he said Gogoi further said that the government should take a view on this so that virtual digital assets do not become a preferred route for money laundering drug smuggling or crime I expect the policy to come out sooner than latercrypto is a risk at the moment he said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman earlier moved the Finance Bill for 2022-23 for consideration On the stock market Gogoi said there are a lot of unregulated commercials on social media that are luring people to invest in shares It is another bubble waiting to burst he said adding that the government should take this also into account Observing that every government wants to widen the tax base he said high networth individuals HNIs are the biggest contributor to revenue mobilisationThere has been an exodus of 7000 HNIs from India since 2019 he said He wondered what ecosystem the country is offering to wealth creatorsOn fuel price hike Gogoi said it has been increased for the third time in one week and added the government should maintain status quo to provide relief to common people who have just come out from the third wave of COVID-19 They need a chance to conduct their businesses in a free and fair atmosphere not always under the burden of high inflation and high fuel prices And it is a bit ironic as to the answer that the government or its spokespersons are giving on fuel prices they are saying that the fuel prices are bound to happen increase because of the conflict in Ukraine he said The Ukraine conflict did not begin last week he said adding it has been going on since December and Russian troops were on border for more than a month For one month they could keep the prices stable What has changed nowJust because five state assembly elections are over Thats how you repay the people who put you back to power he said He also said that fiscally India is not in a good position and both states and the Centre are heavily debt ridden Jingoism is the only antidote that this government is offering to the poor whether there is record unemployment whether there is high inequality and when there is inflation People are expected to really put all their faith in the leader prime minister he said Supriya Sule of the NCP demanded a ban on crypto saying various committee have suggested so She questioned the imposition of 30 per cent tax on capital gain out of virtual digital assets even when there is no legislation on that Danish Ali BSP said the government should clarify its position on cryptocurrency if it is legal or not On the promise of doubling of farmers income Ali said the government should inform if it has been achievedForget about doubling of income Ali said instead the cost of farming has increased significantlyAparupa Poddar TMC said the government talks about increasing GDP which means Gas diesel and Petrol prices She also sought to know the quantum of black money reduced because of demonetisationAppreciating the Finance Minister for presenting a well-balanced Finance Bill N K Premchandran RSP said it is right time for the review of Goods and Services Tax GST given the complexities involvedGST introduced on July 1 2017 GST subsumed excise and service tax and various other local levies including VAT and octroiPremchandran said it was touted as Good and Simple Tax but even for filing nil return there are number of process involved and it cannot be done in one stepSubhash Chandra Baheria BJP demanded that GST Appellate Tribunal should be established so that the burden on High Courts could be reducedHe also urged the government to enact Small Investors Protection legislation to safeguard people from being duped by companies such as PACLThe Sebi had had found that PACL Ltd which had raised money from the public in the name of agriculture and real estate businesses collected more than Rs 60000 crore through illegal collective investment schemes CISs over 18 years PTI DP SKU DP TIR TIR
New Delhi Mar 24 PTI People indulging in wrongdoing will be punished as there is no law in the country to protect either big industrialists or politicians Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal told Parliament on Thursday Responding to the debate on the Demands for Grants of the Commerce and Industry Ministry in the Lok Sabha Goyal said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi got huge mandate from people as he does not hesitate to take actions if some big people indulge in wrong practices The minister said that a member in the House has stated that several raids are happening in the country and due to that the industry is not investing in the country I am amazedI do not understand the relation between raids and investmentsIs there any provision or law in the country that if you are a big politician or a big industrialist action would not be taken for their wrongdoingsAction will be takenJo galat kaam karega wo saja bhugtega uske liye One who does wrong will be punished for that he said NCP leader Supriya Sule on Wednesday had slammed the government over the raids by investigating agencies on industrialists and claimed that several restrain themselves from speaking openly about issues bothering them BSP member Danish Ali has said that an atmosphere of fear was prevailing in the country and industry leaders refrain from speaking out freely about their concerns The Income Tax Department on Wednesday conducted raids at multiple premises of Hero Motorcorp as part of a tax evasion investigation against the countrys largest two-wheeler automobiles manufacturer Goyal also said that the high level of foreign direct investments FDI coming into the country reflects the growing confidence of global investors for India India is the destination he said adding there is no better destination than India to invest FDI into the country is recording high growth year after year and that is helping in further strengthening the countrys forex reserves and economy he said On exports he said that India has crossed the USD 400 billion Rs 30 lakh crore target and sectors like agriculture have registered healthy growth rates Agri exports have reached USD 50 billion and these will increase further he said adding picture abhi baaki hai picture is still remaining Addressing to an issue raised by some members that exports are increasing due to high commodity prices Goyal said that several commodities like auto gems and jewellery rice meat and carpets are recording growth in both value and volume terms Petroleum prices are high so obviously it would have an effect on exports he said The minister also urged states to procure goods and services from government e-market GeM place portal as it helps in saving costs The portal he said has achieved an order value of Rs 1 lakh crore in a single year Government e-Marketplace GeM portal was launched in August 2016 for online purchases of goods and services by all central government ministries and departments On startups he said that the government is taking steps to support them and over 65000 are registered with the ministry Further he said that the ministry has taken steps to strengthen intellectual property rights IPR regime in the country During 1940 to 2015 only 11 lakh trademark registrations were granted while in the last five years 14 lakh such registrations were granted he informed In 2013-14 4227 patents were granted which has increased to 28390 in 2020-21 he added Goyal said that there are several commodities whose exports have risen in both value and volume terms The commerce ministry said that wheat exports have increased to 20 lakh tonnes last year from 2 lakh tonnes two years back This year wheat exports are expected to reach 70 lakh tonnes he added He said that some members compare high textile exports of Bangladesh with India but one should know that the neighbouring nation is a less-developed country and it gets zero duty access to several markets He also said that some people tried to spread misinformation by asking why MSMEs are not getting any reservation in the PLI scheme When a big company comes it attracts MSME units and in that way it is the indirect benefit of the PLI scheme Responding to concerns raised by some members about the rubber sector Goyal said that the ministry is planning to simplify the existing law and is not making it weak The ministry has floated a draft Rubber Promotion and Development Bill to seek public comments The draft is open for discussion and we will take into account all suggestions he said adding they have called a meeting of tyre industry which informed that they would put in Rs 1100 crore for rubber plantation It is a good example of public-private partnership and it would help in increasing farmers income Goyal said PTI RR CS MR MR
New Delhi Dec 21 PTI BSP MP Danish Ali who attended Lok Sabha proceedings on Monday has tested positive for COVID-19 The parliamentarian who is fully vaccinated has mild symptoms Ali tweeted on Tuesday to say that he has tested positive for the coronavirus Despite being fully vaccinated today I tested positive for COVID-19 Yesterday I attended Parliament also he said and requested all those who came in contact with him to get tested and isolate themselves I am having mild symptoms and hope to recover soon he said The Winter Session of Parliament is scheduled to end on December 23 PTI NAB SMN SMN
New Delhi Oct 29 PTI BSPs Lok Sabha MP Kunwar Danish Ali on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to accept the long-pending demand of Delhi-based Jamia Millia Islamia to set up a hospital and medical college under itIn a letter to Modi the Bahujan Samaj Party leader said the deep scars of the Covid second wave will remain for a very long time and serve as a reminder of the poor medical infrastructure that made us pay a very heavy price for our unpreparedness and unforgivable negligence As per WHO report the present challenge is far from over and our health infrastructure is far from adequate I request you to accept the long-pending demand of Delhi-based central university Jamia Millia Islamia which is celebrating its 101st foundation day today to set up a hospital and medical college he saidThis medical facility will help not only the large south Delhi and NCR population but also provide succour to the huge hapless population of western UP the MP from Uttar Pradeshs Amroha saidA large plot of land of Uttar Pradesh irrigation department is lying vacant in south Delhis Jamia Nagar area near the campus of Jamia Millia Islamia Ali pointed outThis plot can be allotted to Jamia Millia Islamia for building the medical facility for the benefit of the huge population of Delhi and UP he saidYou will appreciate that Jamia Millia Islamia is a product of Indias freedom movement and an embodiment of the idea of India as conceived by the leaders of our freedom struggle Last year Jamia stood first in the overall ranking of Indian universities Ali said in his letter to ModiA medical college at the campus was promised many times by the previous governments but the promise was never fulfilled he saidHowever in the present situation it is urgently needed and quite possible as you are the Prime Minister of India and your party is ruling the state of Uttar Pradesh Ali saidI therefore request you to kindly direct the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath ji to initiate the process of allotment of the said plot and make other necessary arrangements for realising a dream of a high standard Medical College and hospital that will be dedicated to serve the nation he saidThe MP hoped that the prime minister would give the gift of a medical complex to Jamia Millia Islamia on the occasion of its 101st foundation day to help it serve the nation better PTI ASK TDS TDS