After Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s claim that his party could get the Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill passed in 15 minutes if three conditions were accepted by the government, the BJP on S
After Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s claim that his party could get the Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill passed in 15 minutes if three conditions were accepted by the government, the BJP on Saturday alleged the Congress was “never serious” about the legislative proposal.
The BJP accused the Congress of carrying a “negative mindset” about the GST bill. The BJP also slammed Mr Gandhi, calling him a “non-serious, part-time politician”. “Instead of playing anti-development, anti-poor politics, Mr Gandhi should tell the country upfront whether his party supports the GST bill or not. The Congress should stop beating around the bush on the issue and come out clean on whether or not it backs the GST bill, crucial for the country’s development,” BJP national secretary and media cell in-charge Shrikant Sharma said.
Mr Sharma accused the Congress leadership of “deliberately disrupting” Parliament to stall GST. He added that the Congress was “never serious” about the bill and the draft bill prepared by the UPA was opposed by several Congress-ruled states, while the draft GST bill prepared by the BJP was “mostly acceptable to most states”.
“Yet the Congress high command, for its petty political motives, disrupted Parliament to stall the GST. When the court did not exempt them from personal appearance in the National Herald case, Congress leaders held Parliament hostage and hampered the GST bill,” stated Mr Sharma, who, while rejecting Mr Gandhi’s criticism of the government for allegedly mishandling the Pathankot terror attack, said, “A non-serious and part-time politician like Mr Gandhi should introspect before speaking on serious national security matters. Rahul Gandhi was holidaying in Europe when the Pathankot base was attacked. Making non-serious statements bereft of facts on serious subjects is not good.”
A non-serious and part-time politician like Mr Gandhi should make mature statements on sensitive issues. He should introspect before he speaks,” added Mr Sharma.
