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January 20, 2012

EC defers decision on Tax Act


Chandigarh, January 20
The Election Commission has deferred the proposal to issue an ordinance regarding amendments in the Punjab (Institutions and other Buildings) Tax Act: 2011 until the completion of the election process.
Usha R. Sharma, Special Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab, said the Chief Electoral Officer had transferred Balkaran Singh, XEN, Mandi Board, Gurdaspur, and Devinder Singh, SDO, Mandi Board, Fatehgarh Churian, on complaints of non-compliance of official orders. Tarsem Raj, XEN, and SDO Jagjit Singh had been posted in their place. She said that Gursharan Singh Khaira, XEN, Power Com, Khadur Sahib, had also been transferred with immediate effect.
Sharma said that unaccounted cash worth Rs 25,83,14,445 had been referred to the Income Tax Department till date. Sharma said 16 cases regarding violence during campaign and political rivalry hade been registered across the state. As many as 8,648 non-bailable warrants had been executed and 5,357 persons issued restraining orders under Sections107 and 116.

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