Tax sops to U.S. leads to Go Back Trump protests
Teachers and student unions in the city protested against the US President’s visit, holding up placards saying ‘Go Back Trump’, at the RTC Crossroads on Monday.
Representatives of the teachers’ union said that Trump has visited India only to get taxes on imports reduced, which is a loss to the country.
The protesters said that Trump is coming to India only to destroy the wealth of the country by demanding reduction in taxes.
One of the protesters, also a teacher, E. Raghunandan, said that the Trump visit “would only damage India’s market economy as the US government wants the Indian government to reduce import taxes on poultry and dairy products, which would result in the degradation of our economic status.”
Students said the Indian government should not be softened up by the Trump
visit but should stand firm on maintaining the tariff barriers.
There was about a 100 metre rally by teachers and students unions holding Go Back Trump banners
at around 11 in the morning.
Later Chikkapally police intervened and stopped the protest and took 11 people into preventive custody.