New Delhi: Spelling out the Congress’ stand on key Bills, including the GST, during an interaction with girl students at a prestigious college in Bengaluru, Congress vice-president Gandhi had also made a stinging attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, charging that it was “much worse” than a “suit-boot-ki-sarkar” with the economy in the doldrums.
“Do we want the GST. Are we ready to compromise on GST. Are we ready to talk on GST? Absolutely. Are we going to accept just being thrown aside, no. So we are not trying to stall Parliament. We want the GST that suits the country and benefits the country and we are ready to have that conversation without a problem,” Gandhi said.
On GST, Rahul Gandhi said there were three differences between BJP and Congress, which related to cap on tax to be charged, dispute resolution and one per cent tax on inter-state sales (doing away with it). “If the government wants to pass the GST, the government has to accept the fact that the Congress party sits in Parliament with 20 per cent of the national vote. That the Congress party has a view,” he said, adding they are fighting for a GST that suits and benefits the country.
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