New Delhi, Sept. 21 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed on Sunday that the central government was taking undue credit for recent reductions in GST rates, a move she insisted was initiated by her state.

Her statement followed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the nation, where he announced that a "GST savings festival" would commence on Monday, the first day of 'Navratri'. The prime minister had described the tax cuts as a "double bonanza" when combined with the income tax exemption.

Without naming the prime minister, Banerjee said: "We are losing Rs.20,000 crore as revenue, but we are happy about the lowering of GST. But why are you (Modi) claiming credit for it? We had sought a lowered GST. It was our suggesti...