"For 8 years, the country was looted by imposing wrong GST. Businesses were wiped out and the common people's income was limited. They kept on saying 'One Nation One Tax' but imposed five slabs. Businesses were wiped out and the common people's income was limited, and now 8 years later they
BJP MP and Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) Secretary General, Praveen Khandelwal, lauded the reform, calling it a gift for the common people.
He said that on the occasion of PM Modi's 75th birthday, the 'Seva Pakhwada' program is being organised across Maharashtra and the country for the service of common people.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday emphasised his government's focus on the welfare of the common people, 'Sabka Saath Sabka Vishwas', contrasting it with opposition parties like RJD and Congress, which he said prioritise their own families.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced that the foremost priority of the government is to ensure that the benefits of the GST tax reforms reach all the common people of the country.
Terming the GST reforms as a "big vigilance" exercise, the Union Minister mentioned that the government has a lot of work after September 22 and expressed confidence that the benefits of the GST reforms will reach the common people.
This comes after the Kerala unit of the Congress party shared a controversial 'X' post, captioned, "Bidis and Bihar start with B". However, after facing backlash, the post was deleted.
"As a result, more money will remain in the hands of the common people, thereby increasing their purchasing power," Mahanta said according to a statement.
In a statement, Assam BJP Spokesperson Debojit Mahanta stated that nearly 99 per cent of goods currently taxed at 12 per cent GST would now come under 5 per cent GST. As a result, more money will remain in the hands of the common people, thereby increasing their purchasing power.
He stressed that the "double engine" government is working with full dedication and committment so that development works can be made available to the common people through roads, bridges, investments and institutions.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman hit out at the Congress, and said the party once considered GST was impossible to implement, but the Modi government not only rolled it out successfully but is now taking it forward with second-phase reforms to ease the burden on common people.
"The common people and our workers demand that we need such seats that will save our dignity. If the NDA has sympathy for us in their hearts to grant recognition to our party, they should give us at least 20 seats in the Bihar legislative assembly election," Manjhi, former Chief Minister