New Delhi, May 9 -- In a sharp rebuttal to the Congress party's long-standing criticism of the tax regime, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday while defending the Goods and Services Tax (GST), termed it as 'a "God-Sent Tax".

The Assam CM claimed that key defence procurements like Rafale jets and the S-400 missile systems were made possible due to GST, which helped in nation-building.

Taking to X on Friday, Himanta wrote, "Rafale jets and S-400 systems don't just appear - they are built on the strength of our taxpayers. That's why GST was never a 'Gabbar Singh Tax' - it's a 'God-Sent Tax' that unites India and funds its security, growth, and resilience."

Himanta was responding to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's repeated cr...