Levy of 28% Goods and Service Tax by the Central government was akin to usury, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president S. Thirunavukkarasar said on Friday.
The GST has hit the common man really hard, Mr. Thirunavukkarasar told media persons here. He also blamed it on the “mismanagement” by the Central government for the hike in the price of sugar supplied through the public distribution system.
Indulging in self-congratulatory talk on the management of flood situation would only infuriate people, he said, when asked for comments about the statement by a Minister that the situation in Tamil Nadu was being managed in a better way when compared to USA and U.K. “The onus is on the State government to evacuate people marooned in low-lying places in Chennai to safer locations. Ministers must be deployed at every district to carry out relief measures and ensure that essential commodities reached those trapped in their houses due to water-logging,” Mr. Thirunavakkarasar said.
Later, he called on the family members of S. Anitha, who committed suicide after failing to get MBBS seat due to poor NEET score, and handed over a cheque for ₹5 lakh to them at Kuzhumur village.