India deserves a GST rollout that does not put citizens through tremendous pain and anxiety, said Rahul GandhiHours before the mid-night launch event of landmark tax reform GST, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi hit out at Modi government saying, the incompetent government is rushing through in half baked way. The GST is slated to be rolled out today midnight and will bring the Indian economy under a single tax bracket. "A reform that holds great potential is being rushed through in a half-baked way with a self-promotional spectacle," said Rahul Gandhi in a series of tweets. The Congress leader also said that the country deserves a GST rollout that does not put crores of its ordinary citizens, small businesses and traders through tremendous pain and anxiety." Stating that unlike demonetisation, GST is a reform that the grand old party has championed and backed from the beginning, Rahul Gandhi said, "But like demonetisation, GST is being executed by an incompetent & insensitive government without planning foresight and institutional readiness."

Source: dna June 30, 2017 09:51 UTC