Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Monday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his address to the nation and asked him to use 'swadeshi' before advocating to the public.
"From 2006-2014, for eight years, only one CM opposed the GST, and that CM became the Prime Minister in 2014 and took a U-turn and emerged as a messiah of GST in 2017," Ramesh, General Secretary incharge of communications in Congress, told ANI.
The deputy chief minister stressed that the benefits to 140 crore people due to GST savings can be seen neither by Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav, nor Tejashwi Yadav.
While attending a 'GST Bachat Utsav' event in Itanagar, the Prime Minister met with various artisans, industry leaders in the state, meeting with people who are selling local goods, to packaged milk and food stuffs, highlighting the 'swadeshi' products of the country and encouraging peopl
In Delhi, Ravi Shankar Kumar, a resident, said, "There are several benefits for middle-class families. Be it ghee, butter, milk or ice cream, the prices have gone down. We will have some benefits in terms of what we spend in a month on dairy products."
As the Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms come into effect on Monday, BJP leader CR Kesavan lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi while taking a jibe at the INDIA bloc, saying their motive is "Parivar Nirbhar Bharat".
Alleging hypocrisy in his lifestyle, AAP MP said to ANI, "PM Modi wears glasses from Italy, a watch from Switzerland, uses a phone from America, uses cars from Germany, and is loaded on foreign brands, and yet he tells people to use Swadeshi products."
Calling this Navratri "very special," the Prime Minister said that the festival had coincided with the GST Savings Festival, which would further boost the idea of promoting Indian products.
During the course of nine days, devotees engage in fasting, singing devotional songs, and participating in traditional dances like Garba and Dandiya, creating a joyful atmosphere.