Tribune News Service

Amritsar, May 24

The Punjab Pradesh Beopar Mandal (PPBM) has called upon its members to vote in favour of the political party which stands with them in this economic crisis caused by the pandemic.

This announcement was made after their repeated requests for relief package to the Union Government did not elicit any response.

PPBM president Piara Lal Seth said the pandemic-induced restrictions and lockdown hit the businesses badl, adding that even in that scenario, the government was reluctant to come forward to hold their hands. He stated that the MSME sector had become a victim of all kinds of restrictions such as lockdown, evening curfew, weekend lockdown and rotational opening of shops.

He said entrepreneurs had been paying various kinds of taxes throughout their life and when it comes to any reprieve, they are not taken into account.

The PPBM demanded Rs 10 lakh medical insurance for seven crore enterpreneurs of the country, special economic package for border districts on the line of the one given to the Union Government-administered Jammu and Kashmir, setting up of technical institutes keeping in view the demand of industries and incorporation of petrol and diesel prices in the GST.