By Special Correspondent
Bhopal: Leader of the Opposition Umang Singhar has written to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman seeking a comprehensive central investigation into an alleged organised network involved in large-scale GST evasion in Madhya Pradesh. Copies of the letter have also been sent to the chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, the state finance minister and the principal secretary of the Commercial Tax Department.
In the letter, Singhar stated that detailed information from border regions and major industrial districts indicates that a well-organised network is transporting and trading goods in the state without valid tax payments. According to the complaint, goods such as iron materials, construction supplies and spices are being brought into Madhya Pradesh from states including Gujarat and Maharashtra as well as several southern states.
The letter alleges widespread misuse of manipulated e-way bills and under-invoicing of goods to evade GST liabilities. Singhar said such activities could cause annual revenue losses of thousands of crores to both the Union and the state governments, urging a thorough and impartial probe.
