Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday met traders of small and medium-sized businesses from various parts of the country over lunch and discussed the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax along with a host of other issues. The interaction was part of Gandhi’s outreach initiative ‘Apni Baat Rahul ke saath’ ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi started the outreach earlier this month when he met a group of seven youngsters from Delhi, Assam, Maharashtra, Kerala, and Uttar Pradesh.
In continuation of his interaction session ‘Apni Baat Rahul Ke Saat’, Gandhi met the traders at Andhra Bhavan in New Delhi.
According to sources, the traders discussed problems related to GST with Congress President, who assured them that in states where there is a Congress government, their concerns will be addressed.
Rahul Gandhi has been attacking the government over the implementation of the GST, terming it “Gabbar Singh Tax”.
Speaking at a convention of tribals in Chhattisgarh last week, he had said, “After the note ban, Gabbar Singh Tax (GST) was brought at midnight, which destroyed the business of traders. All small and medium traders had to suffer. After the Congress is elected to power, we will change this tax and make it a ‘Sachha’ (true) GST.
In January last month, Congress President in Kerela attacked PM Narendra Modi over GST. He reportedly said, ‘Modi has destroyed the economic backbone of this country, something that was built carefully by the Congress party. He gave India GST that was fundamentally flawed’.
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