Vijayawada, Sept. 4 -- Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) Vice-president Kolanukonda Shivaji today said the overwhelming response to Rahul Gandhi's Voter Adhikar Yatra in Bihar has forced the BJP-led Central Government to implement reforms in the GST.
In a release here, the Congress leader said the Centre had imposed GST in nine slabs, putting a heavy burden on the people, prompting Gandhi to describe the revenue tool as 'Gabbar Singh Tax.
Shivaji, however, termed the GST reforms as "political gimmicks".
As Rahul Gandhi's Voter Adhikar Yatra is receiving an overwhelming response from the people in Bihar, in a bid to regain the lost popularity in the state, union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman announced reforms to the GST sudden...