Modi Criticized for Implementing 18% GST on Ganga River Water

New Delhi, 12 Oct 2023:Mallikarjun Kharge, the President of India’s opposition party Congress, has expressed significant criticism towards Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for deciding to impose an 18% General Sales Tax (GST) on water from the Ganga River, a move described as both looting and hypocritical by the government, given the river’s sacred status among Hindus. The criticism stresses that the Modi government did not consider the financial burden this tax would place on those who bring Ganga water into their homes, highlighting what Kharge perceives to be the government’s extreme hypocrisy and greed.

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