Rahul in Gujarat: Bring petrol, diesel, LPG under GST to check rising prices, says Congress vice-president

The Congress vice-president has been attacking the Centre and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over hurried roll-out of Goods and Services Tax (GST).

IndiaToday.in  | Posted by Kritika Banerjee
New Delhi, November 12, 2017 | UPDATED 20:15 IST
Rahul Gandhi has been attacking the Centre over GST and demonetisation in his election rallies in Gujarat.Rahul Gandhi has been attacking the Centre over GST and demonetisation in his election rallies in Gujarat. Photo: Reuters.

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, who is on a three-day trip to poll-bound Gujarat, will travel from Banaskantha to Patan today as part of the Navsarjan Yatra.

On reaching Banaskantha, Rahul Gandhi interacted with the party's social media volunteers.

On Saturday, the Congress vice-president visited Gandhinagar and while addressing an election rally said that "India does not need a Gabbar Singh Tax". Rahul said that the Centre made changes in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) following pressure from people and the Congress.

"We will stop only when Gujarat and the entire country is free of Gabbar Singh Tax and the government gets the real GST in place," Rahul Gandhi said and added that if the BJP fails to bring in the changes then then the Congress will come to power and do so.

HERE IS WHAT HAPPENED IN THE DAY

4:00 PM: Thanks to Modi ji's demonetisation, all the thieves across India converted their black money into white, says Rahul Gandhi at an election rally. 

3:00 PM: Rahul Gandhi tweets on GST, says petrol, diesel, LPG should be brought under the new tax structure to check rising prices.

1:45 PM: Rahul Gandhi reaches Danta village in Banaskantha district.

12:15 PM: We are not seeking revenge but we will change Gujarat (hum badla nahi, par Gujarat ko badlenge), says Rahul Gandhi in Banaskantha.

10:55 AM: However, we speak the truth and it is indeed true that 'vikas' (development) has gone crazy in Gujarat, says Rahul Gandhi.

10:50 AM: Whatever we do, spot Modi's faults or disturb the BJP, we won't disrespect PM's position. When Modi ji was in Opposition, he used to speak with disrespect about the Prime Minister. That is the difference between us and them, no matter what Modi says about us we'll not go beyond a certain point as he is the PM, says Rahul Gandhi in Banaskantha, Gujarat.

10:45 AM: Rahul Gandhi addresses party's social media volunteers in Banaskantha, says: We reflect on ideas, there is a team of 3-4 people, to whom I give suggestions and after fine tuning them we tweet. Routine work, like birthday wishes, isn't done by me, I give little inputs on it, tweets on political issues are mine.

10:40 AM: Rahul Gandhi reaches Banaskantha, meet and addresses Congress' social media team.

10:30 AM: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi is travelling from Banaskantha to Patan today on the Day 2 of his Narsarjan Yatra in Gujarat ahead of the crucial Assembly election.

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