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BJP MP Jayant Sinha, who was asked by the party to show cause for not taking part in campaigning, on Thursday said he was being «unjustly targeted» and the public notice amounted to demoralising dedicated workers like him. Replying to the show cause notice, Sinha said it was issued to him though he had on March 2 communicated to BJP president JP Nadda that he would not be able to shoulder electoral responsibilities as he would focus on combating issues arising from global climate change. The Hazaribagh MP also said that it was wrong for the party to allege that he did not cast his vote on May 20, since he had exercised his franchise through postal ballot and was not in the country on the polling day. «Given my contributions to the party and the circumstances, the public issuance of your letter is unseemly. Your approach demoralizes dedicated party workers and undermines the party's collective efforts. Additionally, despite my loyalty and hard work for the party, it appears that I am being unjustly targeted,» the former Union minister replied on the show cause notice via a post on X.

Shwirkers — workers who shirk work — beware. You may very well be issued a show-cause notice for 'not taking interest in organisational work'.

Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday slapped a show cause notice on former Union Minister Jayant Sinha for not taking part in campaigning after Manish Jaiswal was declared candidate from the Hazaribag Lok Sabha seat and thereby «maligning» the party's image. Sinha, son of former Union Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha, is the sitting MP of Hazaribagh.

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Hindustan reported on Monday. The development came days after Aashir's father Jayant Sinha was denied a ticket to contest the Lok Sabha elections from Hazaribagh, from where he is currently an MP.

Chairman of Indian Overseas Congress Sam Pitroda triggered a row after he advocated the concept of inheritance tax prevailing in the US. BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, criticised Pitroda's comment and said the Congress will continue to loot people even after their death.

Congress leader Sam Pitroda's remarks, the party on Wednesday asserted that it has no plans whatsoever to introduce an inheritance tax and cited former Union minister Jayant Sinha's remarks to allege that it is the Modi government that wanted to do so. Pitroda, the president of the Indian Overseas Congress, has talked about the inheritance tax law in the United States while answering a query on the «redistribution of wealth» issue. Modi on Wednesday attacked the Congress over its Pitroda's «inheritance tax» remark, saying the grand old party's «dangerous intentions» of snatching away the assets and rights of people have come to the fore. In a post on X, Congress general secretary in-charge of communications Jairam Ramesh said the Congress has no plan whatsoever to introduce an inheritance tax. In fact, former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi had abolished Estate Duty in 1985, he said, adding that it is the Modi government that has wanted to do so.

A parliamentary panel has suggested introducing a composite licence for insurance companies which will enable them to offer both life and non-life insurance products. Saikat Neogi explains how it will give insurers economies of scale and benefit customers at the same time

New Delhi: Finance ministry should speed up process of introducing a common income tax return form which will make tax filing easier, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance led by Jayant Sinha said in a report tabled in Lok Sabha on Thursday. The panel, which has 31 members from both Houses, in addition to the chairperson, said it is expected proposed common tax return form, which was released for public consultation in November, would considerably ease filing of returns for individuals and non-business-type tax payers.

New Delhi: The finance ministry should speed up the process of introducing a common income tax return form which will make tax filings easier, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance led by Jayant Sinha said in a report tabled in Lok Sabha on Thursday. The panel, which has 31 members from both the Houses, in addition to the Chairperson, said that it is expected the proposed common tax return form, which was released for public consultation in November last year, would bring ease of return filing to individuals and non-business-type tax payers considerably.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised a concern over cryptocurrencies or virtual digital assets (VDAs), which might lead to the 'dollarization' of the economy, as feared by the central bank. The apex lender fears that crypto assets, issued by foreign players, could be against the country's sovereign interest. Officials said cryptos have the potential to become a medium of exchange and replace the rupee in all financial transactions.

Cryptocurrencies can lead to "dollarisation" of a part of the economy which would be against India's sovereign interest, top officials of the RBI have told a parliamentary panel, according to sources.

Government will take a nuanced view on regulating cryptocurrencies

Over the past few days, India has maintained a spotlight on the crypto-market. In fact, the government also concluded its first stakeholders meeting yesterday with more regulatory clarity expected in the coming days. During the meeting, there was a ‘consensus‘ that “cryptocurrency can’t be stopped, but it must be regulated.”

Jayant Sinha, a member of the parliament and chairman of the Parliamentary committee on finance, said that he will welcome regulations for cryptocurrency that will allow India to harness the power of the new technology. Speaking to CNBC-TV18, Sinha said that the parliamentary panel hosted various representatives of cryptocurrency exchanges in India earlier today but the panel did not form any view on the topic.

Representatives of crypto exchanges, Block chain and Crypto Assets Council (BACC), industry bodies and other stakeholders will make their submissions on crypto finance on Monday before a parliamentary panel chaired by BJP leader Jayant Sinha.

Representatives of crypto exchanges, Block Chain and Crypto Assets Council (BACC), industry bodies and other stakeholders will make their submissions on crypto finance on Monday before a parliamentary panel chaired by BJP leader Jayant Sinha.