Amid the growing resentment from the tourism industry over the imposition of new taxes, the Divisional Forest Officer of Kashi, Alok Srivastava, said, “We are not in a hurry to impose the tax and keeping in mind the growing public unrest the entire tax paper is now under the reconsideration of State Forest Department in Lucknow.”
Meanwhile, the boatmen carried out a protest march from Raj Ghat to Assi Ghat on Monday which was led by Congress MP Rajesh Mishra and Youth Congress leader Dayalu Mishra.