Manmohan Singh addresses businessmen in Gujarat; slams govt on demonetisation, GST
Former prime minister Manmohan Singh addressed small businessmen on GST and other issues and also address the media to boost the Congress’s prospects in the Gujarat elections
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Former prime minister Manmohan Singh addressed businessmen in Gujarat on Tuesday, and attacked the government on GST and demonetisation. Gujarat, home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will have Assembly elections on 9 December. AP
In an interactive session, Manmohan Singh described the BJP-led government's demonetisation exercise as a "reckless step", adding that scrapping higher value currency notes was an "organised loot and legalised plunder". Twitter @ashokgehlot51
Singh's visit comes a day before Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to tour Surat, as the Congress marks the first demonetisation anniversary on 8 November as 'Black Day'. AP
Addressing a large gathering, Singh also hit out at the government over the roll-out of the Goods and Services Tax, saying compliance requirements under GST had become a nightmare for small businesses. Twitter @ashokgehlot51
He criticised the Centre's ambitious Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet Train project and dubbed it an "exercise in vanity". After the event, the Congress leader also addressed a press conference at the state party headquarters. AP