Itanagar, Sep 23: The Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has strongly criticized the launch of “GST Bachat Utsav” by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling it an “election-time gimmick” rather than a genuine economic reform.

The opposition party termed the announcement, that coincided with Navratri celebrations and the Prime Minister’s birthday, as a publicity stunt aimed at covering up eight years of alleged economic mismanagement under the BJP rule.

In a statement, the APCC said the Bachat Utsav is being projected as a festival gift, but it fails to address the fundamental flaws in India’s GST regime that have burdened small traders, MSMEs, farmers, and ordinary citizens since its rollout in 2017. “GST under BJP has been nothing short of economic violence. PM Modi owes an apolo

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