Raipur, Sept. 4 -- Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel alleged that the government rationalised the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the wake of the Bihar Assembly elections, scheduled to be held later this year.

Taking a jibe at the Centre, Baghel reiterated Rahul Gandhi's "Gabbar Singh Tax" remark.

Speaking to ANI on Thursday, the Congress leader said, "Rahul Gandhi called it Gabbar Singh Tax. PM Narendra Modi betrayed the country by calling it One Nation One Tax, but this tax was collected in five slabs... Small traders were the worst hit because of this tax."

"The opposition was always against it. The government has finally woken up, but it is because the Bihar elections are close," he added.

Meanwhile, CM Vishnu Deo ...