Lucknow (PTI): Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led central government, accusing it of "manipulating" GST in a way that burdens the common man while pretending to offer relief.

"The BJP reduced GST on finished goods just to show, but increased GST on the raw materials used to make them. This is the reality of the BJP's GST 'golmal' (fraud)," Yadav told reporters after visiting SP national secretary and chief spokesperson Rajendra Chaudhary at his residence in Gulistan Colony to enquire about his health.

Accusing the BJP of misleading the public and deepening the crisis for traders, Yadav said, "Their leaders shouted slogans, gave fiery speeches of GST cut, and left. But when citizens go to markets and don't find goods at reduc

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