After the implementation of the new property tax rates and slabs, various political parties have jumped into the debate of it. The main opposition party BJP (bhartiya janta party) has blamed the state Govt of ignoring the interests of rural population of Delhi city. BJP says that there should be no property tax in the rural areas. Apart from that the new legislations state that the farm house properties which are not used for agricultural purpose should pay tax on the whole property instead of the constructed area only, which was done till the implementation of the new tax rates and slabs.
The opposition party claims that the rural properties are mostly owned by poor people and should be exempted from any kind of property tax. A delegation of leaders from all 360 villages of Delhi have met the MCD commissioner over the issue and requested him to not to lay tax over the rural properties.
Other parties also condemned the state Govt. over the issue and said that the poor people are already suffering hundred type of taxes apart from inflation. It has become very costly to feed their families due to the increasing prices of all necessary commodities, this tax increase will definitely make their life tougher.
The MCD (Municipal Corporation of Delhi) has decided to not the collect tax from the unauthorised colonies, as it can lead to controversies later. Most of the property tax is collected from property owners on self assessment basis. Many people from unauthorised colonies have been regularly submitting the property tax to make their possession legal and to avoid sealing or demolition of their property.
