India, Oct. 9 -- The BJP-led Central Government has been relentlessly exploiting the people of India in the name of Goods and Services Tax (GST). Since its introduction in 2017, the Narendra Modi Government has burdened every household by increasing the cost of essential commodities, collecting over '60 lakh crore through GST. Now, by announcing a reduction in certain GST slabs, the same Government is attempting to project itself as if it is giving a "discount" to the people. This is nothing more than a political drama.

The way the central Government has been handling GST resembles the arbitrary and unpredictable decisions of a medieval monarch like Muhammad bin Tughlaq, who was infamous for sudden policy reversals. If GST rates are bein...