Gandhinagar: Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday criticized Congress for boycotting the parliamentary session for the GST launch, saying that the opposition party has been isolated as people are “very happy” with the tax structure uniform.
Naidu said that although Congress was instrumental in introducing the Goods and Services Tax Act, it now opposes. “People are supporting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for making good decisions, and people are very happy with the GST, and it is regrettable that Congress, which was instrumental in presenting the bill, decided to boycott the session for no reason. “. Naidu told reporters here.
He was here to take part in the farewell function of “Textiles India 2017”, held at Mahatma Mandir here. “There was no reason for Congress to boycott the show.
The Congress was totally isolated, as several allies of the previous UPA regime, such as the Samajwadi Party, were also present. I call on Congressional leaders not to trivialize the issue, “Naidu told reporters after his speech at the show.
He also criticized Congress for presenting Meira Kumar as the opposition presidential candidate against NDA’s Ram Nath Kovind. “The presidential election has to do with capacity, behavior and commitment to the Constitution, but Congress says they are fighting a battle of ideologies, what ideology they are referring to, the ideology of imposing the emergency on people or Poverty “he asked.
“Since many non-NDA parties such as JD (U) and YSR Congress are with us, we are confident that Kovind will win the election,” added Naidu.
