Raipur, Sept. 23 -- Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday accused the Central government of "looting" people by imposing the "wrong" rates of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) for the past eight years, which he claimed severely limited people's income and wiped out businesses.

"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 understood that prices have increased," Baghel told reporters in Raipur.

Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party of repeating the same promises of creating jobs and helping busi...