Saint community resents attachment notices to Varanasi mutts, temples over tax arrears

Devacharya said the Patalpuri Mutt alone has received an attachment notice for tax arrears exceeding Rs 2 lakh.Monasteries and temples should not be brought under the tax net, he said, warning that the saint community would launch an agitation if the issue was not resolved at the earliest.Varanasi Municipal Corporation’s public relations officer Sandeep Srivastava said the mutts have been served notices as per norms.The house tax was later waived for the mutts and revised bills were issued, under which water tax and sewer tax remain payable, he said.



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