New Delhi
\nCongress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for \u201cfiring a double tap at the heart of Indian economy\u201d in the form of demonetisation and the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and said people\u2019s trust in the BJP government was \u201cdead\u201d.<\/p>\n
Speaking at the valedictory function of PHD Chamber of Commerce today, Rahul termed the upcoming first anniversary of demonetisation (November 8) the \u201cbarsi of notebandi\u201d and took a jibe at the PM: \u201cIt takes someone with a very big chest, but a very small heart to do a note ban.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rahul then accused the PM of viewing \u201cevery single Indian as a thief\u201d. He said, \u201cNovember 8 was the day the PM personally wiped out 87 per cent currency from the system, a move taken without concern for consequences. The PM failed to grasp a fundamental of Indian economy\u2014all cash is not black and all black is not cash.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Congress\u2019 \u201cnot all cash is black\u201d jibe came a day after the government decided to mark November 8 as anti-Black Money Day. Predicting GST would turn out to be a \u201ccomputerised licence raj\u201d and a \u201ctax terrorism tool\u201d, the 47-year-old Amethi MP promised GST reform if Congress came to power in 2019. He said a Congress government, when installed, would make micro industry the central pillar, unlike the BJP that had \u201cfinished the sector with GST\u201d. These comments drew a generous applause from a primarily industry gathering.<\/p>\n
Rahul called GST a moth eaten, badly conceptualised and implemented tax. Asked later why Congress abandoned its GST rate cap demand in the constitutional amendment Bill, he said: \u201cWe fought a brave battle to give a workable GST. But when we flagged concerns, we were told to mind our business… We are convinced GST needs to be reformed. It is over complicated and several tax slabs are flawed.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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