Itanagar, Sept. 23 -- The Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) today dubbed the launch of "GST Bachat Utsav" by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as an "election-time gimmick" rather than a genuine economic reform.
The opposition termed the announcement, which coincided with Navratri celebrations and the Prime Minister's birthday, as a publicity stunt aimed at covering up eight years of alleged economic mismanagement under the BJP rule.
In a statement, APCC said the Bachat Utsav is being projected as a festival gift, but it fails to address the fundamental flaws in India's GST regime that have burdened small traders, MSMEs, farmers, and ordinary citizens since its rollout in 2017.
"GST under the BJP has been nothing short of economic ...