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Rahul Gandhi Attacks Modi Over UPI Payment Charge Decision
Rahul Gandhi criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi over a new charge on some UPI payments.
The charge applies to payments above Rs 2,000, according to the article.
Gandhi called the charge a “UPI tax.”
He asked Modi to cancel it.
Gandhi also accused Modi of being too submissive toward US President Donald Trump.
To explain his point, Gandhi recalled something former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi once said.
She said she did not lean left or right but stood straight.
Gandhi used that comparison to attack Modi’s actions.
Rahul Gandhi criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi over a charge on UPI payments above Rs 2,000.
Gandhi accused Modi of prostrating himself before US President Donald Trump.
He urged Modi to stop “lying down” before the United States and to “have a spine.”
Gandhi called on the government to roll back what he described as the “UPI tax.”
He contrasted Modi’s approach with former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s statement that she stood straight rather than leaning left or right.
- Who
- Congress leader and Lok Sabha Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- What
- Gandhi objected to a charge on UPI payments above Rs 2,000 and accused Modi of prostrating himself before US President Donald Trump.
- Where
- In a video message; the specific location was not stated.
- When
- On Wednesday.
- Why
- Gandhi was reacting to the Centre’s decision to levy a charge on UPI payments above Rs 2,000.
Key facts
- Speaker
- Rahul Gandhi, Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha
- Target of criticism
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- Payment system
- UPI
- Charge threshold
- Payments above Rs 2,000
- Term used by Gandhi
- “UPI tax”
- Other leader referenced
- Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
- Foreign leader mentioned
- US President Donald Trump
Quotes
Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha
“Modiji has a completely different concept. He’s neither Left, nor Right, he has decided to lie down straight and prostrate himself in front of US President Donald Trump.”
indianexpress.com
“Once former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was asked if she leans Left of Right. Her response was I don’t lean Left, I don’t lean Right, I stand straight.”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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