Thiruvananthapuram: Opposing the Union Government’s move to impose Income Tax on primary milk co-operatives, Kerala Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Minister J Chinchurani on Tuesday said a resolution against the proposal would be brought in the State Assembly, which would be adopted unanimously with the support of the opposition.
The Minister said the Centre’s move was “totally unacceptable” and the state would put up a stiff resistance against the proposal till it is withdrawn, she said speaking after lighting the “protest flame” at a meeting organised here by the Kerala Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (KCMMF), popularly known as Milma, against the move.
“The Centre has cast a huge burden on the dairy farmers who belong to the lowest rung of the society. This blow has come at a time when they are struggling to sustain the dairy sector amid severe hardships caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Kerala will continue to oppose the decision, till it is rolled…