New Delhi, Sept. 21 -- Delhi Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) President Saurabh Bharadwaj on Sunday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi following his national address on the implementation of GST reforms. Bharadwaj said the announcement was neither new nor impactful and suggested the timing of the speech was chosen to avoid clashing with the highly anticipated India vs Pakistan cricket match later in the evening.

Speaking to ANI, Bharadwaj said, "It seemed like Prime Minister Modi would say something about increasing the fees charged by companies sponsoring H-1B applicants to $100,000 and the tariffs imposed by US President Trump, but the GST news is very old," Bharadwaj remarked.

Referring to PM Modi's mostly addressing the nation in the...