Indore Municipal Corporation rejects cost over free passes, claims MPCA was not paying dues for years

The Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) stung by an allegation of raiding the MP Cricket Association (MPCA) workplaces forward of the India South Africa T20I match on Tuesday in Indore has categorically denied that the motion was coercive, or meant to safe free passes- as alleged by the MPCA.

Indore Municipal Corporation rejects MPCA’s cost over free passes (PTI)

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The Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) stung by an allegation of raiding the MP Cricket Association (MPCA) workplaces forward of the India South Africa T20I match on Tuesday in Indore has categorically denied that the motion was coercive, or meant to safe free passes- as alleged by the MPCA.

IMC Deputy Commissioner Lata Agarwal who led the operation advised India Today that the MPCA had not settled dues for years and it was solely after her go to that the group paid part of what’s due.

No free tickets have been demanded by anybody. The IMC is financially able to shopping for half the stadium tickets free of charge and making individuals watch the match free of charge,” she told India Today. “We have been corresponding with the MPCA for 2 months demanding our dues. It was lastly on October 1 that Rs 32 lakh was paid whereas Rs 5.5 lakh was paid as property tax by the MPCA on October 3 after the IMC visited their workplaces,” she added. Further, Agarwal added that the MPCA had not paid Rs 1.75 lakh as water cess which was due for 2 years and close to Rs 12,000 as garbage collection cess which was due for 5 years. These too were paid after the IMC reached the MPCA office.

The IMC has also claimed that MPCA has not yet paid the entertainment tax due on them.

“Entertainment tax turns into due the day after match and the MPCA. In matches organized by others, such because the highway security match on September 17, the NOC was issued by IMC to MPCA. We have no idea who the organizers are and can converse to the MPCA, the physique we corresponded with,” argues the deputy commissioner. On the issue of property tax, it is true that the last date for paying property tax is March 31 but whenever someone demands an NOC, that cannot be issued unless property tax dues are settled,” mentioned deputy commissioner, Lata Agarwal, on why property tax was demanded forward of the due date from MPCA.

The third India South Africa T 20 match is slated to be held at Indore from 7 PM on October 4. On Tuesday, MPCA President Abhilash Khandekar, wrote to chief secretary I S Bains saying that his group was pressurized for paying municipal taxes, forward of due date, after calls for free of charge passes had been refused.

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