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A day after Revenue Secretary HasmuKh adhia said the Goods and Services Tax (GST) requires a major rejig, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi stepped up attacks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and dubbed the GST as "BJP's Gabbar singh Tax,"
Addressing a rally here on Monday, Mr. Gandhi slammed the Centre for a 'faulty tax regime' that is destroying small businessmen and industries in the country. "The government ignored all our suggestions On GST and introduced it with celebrations at midnight. In their GST, there is the highest 28% tax and three return forms that makes the GST Gabbar Singh Tax, " Mr. Gandhi said.
Demonetisation and GST together have ruined the economy, he charged. "With one stroke of demonetisationi, Modiji ruined the economy but he did not stop there. He went ahead with GST, which has derailed the small businessman and industries." He said.
The rally was organized by OBC leader Alpesh Thakor, who joined the Congress, giving a boost to the party ahead of the curcial Assembly polls to be held later this year.
In his 30 minute speech, he asked the PM to break is silence over the business dealings of BJP president Amit Shah's son Jay Shah whose company saw unprecedent growth in turnover after the BJP came to power at the Centre.
Debunking the Gujarat model of development, Mr. Gandhi said there were almost 30 Lakh youth unemployed in the State because the BJP government had failed to provide jobs to them.
"Today in Gujarat, every community is on agitation because the BJP government in the State caters to only a few industrialists and their interests at the cost of the public," he said, referring to social agtitions by the Patidar community seeking quotas in jobs and education, OBCs for jobs and SCs.
Seeking land for agriculture.