In a written memorandum addressed to the Union steel ministry and GST council, FICO emphasised the need for a lower tax levy to alleviate ‘financial strain’ on manufacturers, especially those in the bicycle parts industry.
Stalin also used the platinum jubilee celebrations of his party to target the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Union government raising a raft of issues, including alleged meagre allocation of central funds, autonomy and the Goods and Services Tax (GST).