Kejriwal asks Centre to remove 18% GST on air, water purifiers

AAP national convener and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday demanded that the Centre immediately remove 18 per cent GST on water and air purifiers in view of the alarming pollution levels in the national capital.

Kejriwal in a post on X wrote, “Clean air and clean water are the basic rights of every citizen. The air in Delhi and across North India has become poisonous. Instead of giving solutions, the government is collecting taxes from the public. People go to buy air purifiers to protect their families from pollution, and then they find out that the government is charging 18 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST) on it.”

“This is outright injustice. I urge the Central Government to immediately remove the GST imposed on air and water purifiers. If you cannot provide solutions, then at least stop putting a burden on the pockets of the people,” the post added.

Echoing similarly, AAP Delhi unit chief Saurabh Bharadwaj also wrote on X, “International Shame. ‘Farziwada’ in AQI data reaches next level, new AQI stations will be installed in forest areas of Delhi to bring average ‘AQI data’ down. This BJP government is only worried about data, not about pollution and your health.”

Similarly, former Deputy CM and AAP Punjab Prabhari Manish Sisodia also posted on X, “If you cannot remove the smoke, then at least remove the GST. Saheb, give some relief.”