Begusarai: Bihar Deputy CM Vijay Kumar Sinha on Saturday launched a scathing attack on Congress terming them to have “demon tendency” (Asur Pravriti) and mentioned that their “destruction” is inevitable.
Sinha’s response comes after Kerala unit of the Congress party shared a controversial deleted ‘X’ post which compared Bihar with ‘Bidis’.
Sinha stated that people who have no knowledge about Bihar speak foolishly about the state. He said that the country’s history is utterly incomplete without Bihar.
“Those who speak foolishly for Bihar have no knowledge. They do not know the culture and traditions of Bihar…History of the country is incomplete without this land. If someone attempts to tarnish that land, then they are a fool; these are people of ‘asur pravriti’…Their destruction is certain,” Vijay Sinha told reporters.
#WATCH | On Congress Kerala's "Bidis and Bihar start with B…" now-deleted tweet, Bihar Deputy CM Vijay Kumar Sinha says, "Those who speak foolishly for Bihar have no knowledge. They do not know the culture and traditions of Bihar…History of the country is incomplete without… pic.twitter.com/YJ32DNhAiL
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A political row emerged in Bihar following a controversial ‘X’ post, which was later deleted by Kerala Congress, which was captioned, “Bidis and Bihar start with B”.
The post was a jibe at the recent Goods and Services Tax reforms introduced by the Union Government, where the tax rates on Cigars, Cigarettes, and Tobacco were increased to 40 per cent. In contrast, the rates on Bidis were brought down from 28 to 18 per cent.
Meanwhile, Sinha also slammed RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav’s statement on the GST reforms, stating that the mindset of anarchy and ‘gunda raj’ will not work in the country. He asserted that PM Narendra Modi dedicated all the schemes for the poor, farmers, women and youth.
“The mindset of anarchy and ‘gunda raj’ will not work in India any more. They do not understand GST. PM Narendra Modi dedicated all his schemes to the poor, farmers, women and youth. He is realising the dream of making this Viksit Bharat…These people won’t understand it,” he said.
The 56th GST council meeting decided to rationalise GST rates to two slabs of 5 per cent and 18 per cent by merging the 12 per cent and 28 per cent rates.
5% slab consists of essential goods and services, including food and kitchen item like butter, ghee, cheese, dairy spreads, pre-packaged namkeens, bhujia, mixtures, and utensils; agricultural equipment like drip irrigation systems, sprinklers, bio-pesticides, micronutrients, soil preparation machines, harvesting tools, tractors, and tractor tires; handicrafts and small industries like sewing machines and their parts and health and wellness like medical equipment and diagnostic kits.
While the 18% slab consists of a standard rate for most goods and services, including automobiles such as small cars and motorcycles (up to 350cc), consumer goods like electronic items, household goods, and some professional services, a uniform 18% rate applies to all auto parts.
Additionally, there is also a 40% slab for luxury and sin goods, including tobacco and pan Masala, products like cigarettes, bidis, and aerated sugary beverages and on luxury vehicles, high-end motorcycles above 350cc, yachts, and helicopters.
Moreover, some essential services and educational items are fully exempted from GST, including individual health, family floater and life insurance, no GST on health and life insurance premiums and education and healthcare, like certain services related to education and healthcare are GST-exempt. (ANI)
