A delegation of senior Sena leaders, led by Maharashtra Minister for Industries Subhash Desai and Rajya Sabha MP Anil Desai called on Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis yesterday at the latter's residence 'Varsha' and raised a host of issues.
The delegation demanded that the BJP-led government compensate the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on account of scrapping of octroi after the Goods and Services Tax (GST) comes into effect, a party leader present at the meeting said today.
Yesterday, Sena president Uddhav Thackeray had slammed the Centre over high prices of petrol and diesel in the country.
Speaking to reporters, Thackeray had said prices of petrol and diesel have fallen all over the world, but the same has not happened in the country.
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Thackeray said states levy taxes on petrol and diesel as per their convenience, leading to a rise in their prices.
The Sena delegation demanded that the state allocate funds to the BMC over the next five years on account of scrapping of octroi, which was a key source of revenue for the civic body.
The Sena members said post-abolition of octroi the BMC is set to lose revenue of about Rs 7,000 crore annually, the party leader said.
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