Centre napping, part-time Defence Minister will not work: Congress on border standoff with ChinaCongress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi today called GST on disability aids like wheelchairs and Braille typewriters a "disability tax." "GST on disability aids like wheelchairs & Braille typewriters, once again shows this Govt's complete insensitivity twds our most vulnerable," Rahul tweeted. "Congress Party demands a full roll back of this 'disability tax' that will put millions of our disabled people through further hardship," he said in another tweet. GST, or Goods and Services Tax, was launched on midnight between June 30 and July 1. The largest tax overhaul since Independence, it unites India's states and UTs into one single market.

Source: India Today July 03, 2017 11:48 UTC