Congress’ Copycat
The BJP is keeping a watch on Congress MP K C Venugopal, who is in-charge of Karnataka. “Venugopal is telling state Congress leaders to replicate what we in BJP and RSS. He doesn’t understand that each party has its own style of contesting elections. He wants to turn the Congress into a BJP in Karnataka,” a top BJP leader mused.
Rs 92,150 cr has been collected as GST by the Central government till September from the time it was launched on July 1
105 ceasefire violations were carried out by Pakistan Rangers along the border in J&K from January till September
“The prime minister wishes to convert the parliamentary system into a presidential form. The blatant misuse of constitutional bodies is to systematically undermine the very Constitution of our country. These are signs of the prime minister moving towards a very autocratic rule.”
- Sitaram Yechury CPI(M) general secretary
“Unnecessarily an atmosphere is being created that demonetisation and the GST had curtailed job opportunities. When you buy new shoes they bite for the initial three days, but on the fourth day they fit perfectly.”
- Dharmendra Pradhan
Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Tooth & Nail
“In the long term, GST will benefit only consumers. Consumers will not be cheated as they become more aware of thisd law. Due to GST, various indirect and hidden taxes have ceased to exist.”
- Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
“GST means Gabbar Singh Tax. This is causing a loss to the country. Small shopkeepers are finished. Lakhs of youths have been unemployed. But they (BJP) are still not ready to listen.”
- Rahul Gandhi, Congress vice-president