Chandigarh, April 23 -- The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Tuesday announced that the party will visit every city in Punjab to expose the 'tax terror' unleashed by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government against small and medium traders.

Addressing a press conference here, senior Akali leader NK Sharma said party president Sukhbir Singh Badal will lead the 'dharnas'. "We will not allow Punjabi traders to fall prey to tax terror and will not allow them to be treated like criminals," he said.

Giving details, Sharma said that the AAP government had directed 249 ETOs of the state to conduct at least four raids every month and impose a fine of Rs.8 lakh in each case. "In this way, 1,200 raids will be conducted in a year and more than Rs.1,100 cro...