Bharat Bandh on February 26: Nearly 40,000 trade associations demand review of GST regime

New Delhi, Feb 25: About 40, 000 trade associations, representing eight crore traders of the country, has extended support to the Bharat bandh call by Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on February 26, demanding a review of the provisions of the goods and services tax (GST) regime.

The All India Transporters Welfare Association (AITWA), an apex body of the organised road transportation companies, has also decided to support CAIT in the Bharat bandh demanding abolition of the new E-Way Bill or scrapping of certain rules.

The Association has also urged the government to abolish E-Way Bill and track vehicles by using Fast Tag connectivity to E-Invoice and to scrap the penalty on transporters for any time-based compliance target of transit and make diesel prices uniform across the country.