Chandigarh, April 23 -- Punjab's political battlefield is heating up as accusations of "tax terrorism" fly thick and fast between the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and opposition parties - the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). At the centre of the storm lies a purported controversial directive from the Punjab Taxation Department, mandating monthly inspections by Excise and Taxation Officers (ETOs) - a move that has sparked outrage among traders and political circles alike.
Notably, Punjab Congress president and Ludhiana MP Amarinder Singh Raja Warring was the first to raise the alarm over what he termed as "government-sponsored loot". On Sunday, he accused the AAP Government of unleashing "tax terrorism" through co...