Rahul Gandhi says GST killed Gujarat's economic base

Lal Dungri South Gujarat Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday established a connect with the crowds here in Gujarat scoffing at Prime Minister Narendra Modis development claims in his home state and alleging that GST had killed the states small and medium scale businessmen who were its true pillarsSardar ney humko rasta dikhaya tha Mahatma Gandhi ney rasta dikhaya tha ab Gujarat ke log firse dikhayenge kaise logon ko ek karte hain sahi vikas kya hain Sardar showed us the way Gandhi showed us the way now people of Gujarat will once again show how to unite the country what is real development he declared to loud applauseAs the crowds listened in rapt attention Gandhi made an sentimental appeal Gujarat has given immense love and respect to me I will never forget this There is nothing bigger for me I love to come here as many as times as possible I love the people of Gujarat I love the food hereAs the crowds cheered and whistled he said Whenever Gujarat calls me I will be there Wherever I am I promise whenever you call me I will comeTaunting Modis Mann Ki Baat radio programme the Congress chief added addressing the crowd You are our masters The farmers the tribals the downtrodden are our masters Not Anil Ambani not Nirav Modi not Vijay MallyaThere was loud applause when he referred to Jay Shah son of BJP President Amit ShahHe converted Rs 700 crore black money into white through a cooperative bank Ahmedabad District Cooperative Bank of which Amit Shah is a director But Narendra Modi will not speak about this he assertedJust as Gandhi exhorted the crowds to shout after him chowkidar chor hai he said Delhi mein kehte hain chor hai Gujarati mein bolte hain Chor Chhey The people broke into huge laughter and some shouted back mahachor chhey and paako chor chheyGandhi said Modis Gabbar Singh Tax Goods and Services Tax had sounded the death knell of the small and medium scale businessmen who were the true pillars of Gujarats economic prowess And GST came as an insult to injury to the common men after demonetization he addedThe UPA government in 2019 will bring real GST where it will be a truly simple tax and truly one tax not the present versionGandhi said the Congress brought National Rural Employment Guarantee Act Food Security Act and a progressive and peopleoriented land acquisition law And now we are coming with a concept of guaranteed incomeUnder this money will be directly transferred in your bank account We have been planning for this for over three to four monthsReferring to the Bharatmala project Gandhi said it was bharatmaara not Bharatmala through which lands of farmers and poor were being snatchedHe challenged the BJP government to implement the Land Acquisition Act which the UPA government had brought in 2013 We implemented it in Chhattisgarh immediately after our party came to power Our government got the Tatas to return thousands of acres of unused land according to the law Gandhi addedCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get the latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever