<p>The drum beating exercise in front of Gem Plaza on Infantry Road fetched Rs 50 lakh for the BBMP on Wednesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Palike sources said the Infantry Hotel Gem Plaza owes about Rs 1.6 crore as property tax to the BBMP. The hotel has not paid the property tax since 2008-09. <br /><br />When the drum beating was carried out, the owner came out and issued a cheque of Rs 50 lakh while agreeing to pay the balance amount shortly.<br /><br />Drum beating was also carried out at Ramada Hotel in Shivaji Nagar which owes about Rs 27 lakh. <br />The owner of the hotel too agreed to pay the taxes at the earliest.<br /></p>
<p>The drum beating exercise in front of Gem Plaza on Infantry Road fetched Rs 50 lakh for the BBMP on Wednesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Palike sources said the Infantry Hotel Gem Plaza owes about Rs 1.6 crore as property tax to the BBMP. The hotel has not paid the property tax since 2008-09. <br /><br />When the drum beating was carried out, the owner came out and issued a cheque of Rs 50 lakh while agreeing to pay the balance amount shortly.<br /><br />Drum beating was also carried out at Ramada Hotel in Shivaji Nagar which owes about Rs 27 lakh. <br />The owner of the hotel too agreed to pay the taxes at the earliest.<br /></p>