Maungdaw, Arakan State: A sole agent for wheel taxes is
playing between two communities with two types of law for collecting
wheel taxes in Maungdaw, said a vehicle owner from Maungdaw.
“U Kyaw Zaw- a former intelligent serviceman from Khin Nyunt period-
is a Rakhine community and the sole agent of Maungdaw to collect wheel
tax from transport vehicle.”
The sole agent uses four gangsters
to collect wheel tax from vehicles which run on the road of Maungdaw
where two communities are living. The majority community is Rohingya and
the minority is Rakhine. Both community own vehicles for transport
business for their survival, said a school teacher from Maungdaw.
“But,
the sole agent collect 1000 kyat from Rohingya where only 500 kyat from
Rakhine per day. Without sole agent period, the government –Municipal –
is collecting only 100-200 kyat per truck/ bus per day.”
“The
tri-wheeler taxi has to give 6000 kyat per month from Rohingya but no
tax for Rakhine community. The personnel using motorcycle has to pay
18,000 kyat where no tax for Rakhine. The Rohignya who use the motorbike
only one week in the year must have to pay all year.”
The
government is giving sole agent system in Maungdaw, by taking huge money
from agent. The authority didn’t involve in their system. Whatever the
agent want, he can do as per his wish. If anyone opposes the system, the
police or security personnel took action against the person who
opposed, said a politician from Maungdaw.
The authority –security
personnel- are full favor of agent and whatever the agent want the
security stand for agent. So, agent is likely the high officer in
Maungdaw. The wheel tax agent harasses and discriminates Rohingya
vehicles owners through his agent system. He is trying to destroy the
business of Rohingya from his way, said a student from Maungdaw.
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