“PM launches ‘Cash for Votes’ scheme. After driving farmers into debt and acute distress, the BJP is desperately trying to placate them with crumbs of ₹17 per day per family,” he said on Twitter.
Chidambaram also hit out at the government over the reduction in GST rates for the housing and real estate sector, asking where was this wisdom when the Congress told the government to reduce these rates. He alleged that the BJP government has made a mockery of the GST.
“GST rates cut for construction sector. Where was this wisdom when we had told the government that, with multiple and high rates, they were making a mockery of GST,” he said.
The senior Congress leader on Sunday dubbed the PM-KISAN scheme as a “bribe for votes” and said the “greater shame” is that the Election Commission is unable to stop it.
“Today is the ‘Cash for Vote’ day. The BJP government will officially give a bribe of ₹2000 per agricultural family to get their votes,” he had tweeted.
“Nothing can be more shameful in a democracy than ‘Bribe for Votes’. The greater shame is that the Election Commission is unable to stop the ‘Bribe for Votes’,” he had said.
source: NH