<p>It took a lot of time for this government to fill the &quot;hole&quot; it inherited from its predecessor, BJP President Amit Shah said in the Rajya Sabha Monday. Shah was making his debut speech in Parliament.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Shah said that taking that into consideration, his government&#39;s &quot;achievements&quot;&nbsp;should be looked at differently.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="hi">BJP ne kabhi GST ka virodh nahi kiya tha, iske tarikon ka virodh kiya tha. UPA ye kar sudhar leke aayi, Cess ghatane se rajyon ko nuksaan hua, wo UPA ko chukana tha, par nahi chukaya. 37,000 crore NDA ne chukaya: Amit Shah <a href="https://t.co/LKxLhCx48e">pic.twitter.com/LKxLhCx48e</a></p>
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<p>Shah also referred to Prime Minister Modi&#39;s recent statement that a person selling pakodas should be seen as being employed. (The statement had been widely criticised.)</p>

<p>Shah however said Monday that he thought it better that somebody was working than begging. And that the children of the person selling pakodas would go on to become businessmen.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>&quot;A chaiwala&#39;s son,&quot;&nbsp;he said, &quot;is sitting in Parliament today.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>He also spoke about &quot;Modicare&quot;, this government&#39;s proposal to give 500 million people health insurance. The announcement was made by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his Budget speech.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;No other government has had the courage to do it,&quot; Shah said.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Shah also spoke about the &quot;surgical strikes&quot;, calling them a &quot;historic moment&quot;.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;World started seeing India from a different view. They realised that after America and Israel, India is the only country which can protect its soldiers and army,&quot; Shah said.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Shah also said that &quot;we handled the Kashmir issue very well&quot;. And that Kashmir has never been so safe in the last 35 years&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="in">Sarvanumat se faisla hua hai.Aur shabd kya diya? Gabbar Singh Tax, kon hai Gabbar Singh? Sholay film me dakait ka naam tha. Kanoon se bana hua tax wasoolna daikaiti hai kya?: Amit Shah</p>
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The BJP President made his debut speech in the Rajya Sabha Monday

It took a lot of time for this government to fill the "hole" it inherited from its predecessor, BJP President Amit Shah said in the Rajya Sabha Monday. Shah was making his debut speech in Parliament. Shah said that taking that into consideration, his government's "achievements" should be looked at differently. Sarkaar ne jab kaam-kaaj sambhala, tab sarkaar ke paas virasat me kya tha? Jis prakaar ka gaddha tha, wo gaddha bharne mein hi sarkaar ka bahut saara samay gaya hai aur gaddha bharne ke baad in uplabhdhiyon ko ek alag najariye se dekhein: Amit Shah in Rajya Sabha pic.twitter.com/W9mY8IkOEV — ANI (@ANI) February 5, 2018 × BJP ne kabhi GST ka virodh nahi kiya tha, iske tarikon ka virodh kiya tha. UPA ye kar sudhar leke aayi, Cess ghatane se rajyon ko nuksaan hua, wo UPA ko chukana tha, par nahi chukaya. 37,000 crore NDA ne chukaya: Amit Shah pic.twitter.com/LKxLhCx48e — ANI (@ANI) February 5, 2018 × Shah also referred to Prime Minister Modi's recent statement that a person selling pakodas should be seen as being employed. (The statement had been widely criticised.) Shah however said Monday that he thought it better that somebody was working than begging. And that the children of the person selling pakodas would go on to become businessmen. Abhi mai chidambaram sahab ka tweet padh raha tha ki 'mudra bank ke saath kisi ne pakode ka thela laga diya, isko rozgari kehte hain?' Haan main maanta hu ki bheekh maangne se to accha hai ki koi mazdoori kar raha hai. Uski dusri pidhi aage aayegi to udyogpati banegi: Amit Shah — ANI (@ANI) February 5, 2018 × "A chaiwala's son," he said, "is sitting in Parliament today." He also spoke about "Modicare", this government's proposal to give 500 million people health insurance. The announcement was made by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his Budget speech. "No other government has had the courage to do it," Shah said. Puri duniya mein jitne bhi loktantra hai, un sab ki yojanaon ko koi khangal kar dekh le, 50 crore logon ko 5 lakh ka bima suraksha dena, kisi bhi sarkaar me ye saahas nahi hai. Isiliye, Ayaushman Bharat ko ab 'Namo healthcare' ke naam se ye janta jaanegi: Amit Shah — ANI (@ANI) February 5, 2018 × Shah also spoke about the "surgical strikes", calling them a "historic moment". "World started seeing India from a different view. They realised that after America and Israel, India is the only country which can protect its soldiers and army," Shah said. Shah also said that "we handled the Kashmir issue very well". And that Kashmir has never been so safe in the last 35 years". Kashmir issue is very crucial problem for the nation. Kashmir has never been so safe in the last 35 years. We handled the Kashmir issue very well: Amit Shah — ANI (@ANI) February 5, 2018 × Sarvanumat se faisla hua hai.Aur shabd kya diya? Gabbar Singh Tax, kon hai Gabbar Singh? Sholay film me dakait ka naam tha. Kanoon se bana hua tax wasoolna daikaiti hai kya?: Amit Shah — ANI (@ANI) February 5, 2018 ×

Better to sell pakodas than beg: Amit Shah in Parliament

<p>Each time you watched Rahul Gandhi take to the stage during his Gujarat election campaigns and explain before a waiting crowd that the GST is nothing but &#39;Gabbar Singh Tax&#39;, you must have wondered what&#39;s wrong with the man. You must have got curious to know which school Rahul Gandhi got his economics lessons from.</p>

<p>However, let me tell you he is perfectly all right and that he is got his lessons from the best school of a politician - the dusty by-lanes of Indian politics.</p>

<p>Politics is all about reaching out to the masses and making an everlasting connect with them; it&#39;s a bonding made stronger with deft communication, apt vocabulary and noisy rhetoric. The greater your ability to connect with the rank and file of the profanum vulgus, the better is your chances in politics. Add a bit of theatrics and voila! You&#39;ve got what it takes.</p>

<p>After 17 or so defeats in successive elections, Rahul Gandhi now seems to have learnt the ropes. Many political observers and analysts believe that Rahul has found his tongue. He&#39;s discovered the art of communication, at least to the best of his limitations. &#39;Gabbar Singh Tax&#39; serves the best example.</p>

<p>GST brought with it two &#39;miseries&#39; to the common people; the first, disruption in normal economic activities of the small traders and second, complexities. Close on the heels of demonetisation, GST brought another commotion in the life of the common man, especially small traders and businessmen. They&#39;ve their experiences to believe GST is bad but the government has its data to prove it&#39;s good. In the scenario, a clever politician knows that theoretically speaking, GST can&#39;t be opposed. It can be defeated only through canards and polemics.</p>

<p>A polemic of lies and derision is the best anecdote to constructive ideas.</p>

<p>&#39;Gabbar Singh Tax&#39; invented that polemic of lies which the disgruntled aam aadmi was looking for and Rahul Gandhi made the most of it. The masses were exhilarated at the description. Each time Gandhi twisted the microphone and uttered the phrase &#39;Gabbar Singh Tax&#39;, the crowd went berserk in jubilation. He knew he had given expression to the anger of the millions. He didn&#39;t know himself what it exactly meant. He need not, either. His job was done.</p>

<p>No amount of pedantic discourse or academic description can destroy the effects of a &#39;Gabbar Singh Tax&#39; narrative. Today, no one remembers what Arun Jaitley said to counter the Gabbar Singh jibe, though he said all those academically correct things. Yet, people only remember what Rahul said. And that&#39;s the art of making a connect.</p>

<p>A good many people are disenchanted in some way or other and a section of media has worked overtime to prove that the government policies are anti-people. Mainstreaming the cash economy and forcing people to live in transparent glasshouses has its own challenges.</p>

<p>The political wisdom says a politician must use the situation to the best of his abilities. Hence, the Congress has exploited the disenchantment of the masses to the best of its ability and fed on the ignorance of the people. Gandhi knows that the aam aadmi, like him, has no appetite for facts or analysis nor it believes in lengthy explanations. The common man needs off-the-shelf concepts, and few catchphrases, to describe his pent up emotions. The &#39;Gabbar Singh Tax&#39;, fits the bill precisely. In this political campaign, the government hit the hustings with facts, figures and analysis and it lost audience. The Congress hit the campaign with polemic and lies and it struck an instant chord with the masses. The media, always hungry for the catchphrases, multiplied the effect.</p>

<p>In the post-truth politics, what matters more is perception and catchphrases do wonderful jobs in shaping perception. It may be a lie or bullshit is another matter. Politics, anyway, is never about teaching the truth. Nor it&#39;s about accountability. Misleading the masses is intelligent so long it fetches votes. And, Gandhi needs votes.</p>

<p>So, you thought &#39;Gabbar Singh Tax&#39; is a sheer bullshit. But then you thought of university economics. For politics, &#39;Gabbar Singh Tax&#39; is an intelligent theorem. It fetches votes. As I said earlier, economics is the best means to harness politics. Hence, no wonder if the &#39;Gabbar Singh Tax&#39; catchphrase enables the Congress and its new chief recover some of the lost grounds in Gujarat.</p>

<p><em>(Disclaimer: The opinions expressed above are the personal views of the author and do not reflect the views of ZMCL)</em></p>


Each time you watched Rahul Gandhi take to the stage during his Gujarat election campaigns and explain before a waiting crowd that the GST is nothing but 'Gabbar Singh Tax', you must have wondered what's wrong with the man.

Each time you watched Rahul Gandhi take to the stage during his Gujarat election campaigns and explain before a waiting crowd that the GST is nothing but 'Gabbar Singh Tax', you must have wondered what's wrong with the man. You must have got curious to know which school Rahul Gandhi got his economics lessons from. However, let me tell you he is perfectly all right and that he is got his lessons from the best school of a politician - the dusty by-lanes of Indian politics. Politics is all about reaching out to the masses and making an everlasting connect with them; it's a bonding made stronger with deft communication, apt vocabulary and noisy rhetoric. The greater your ability to connect with the rank and file of the profanum vulgus, the better is your chances in politics. Add a bit of theatrics and voila! You've got what it takes. After 17 or so defeats in successive elections, Rahul Gandhi now seems to have learnt the ropes. Many political observers and analysts believe that Rahul has found his tongue. He's discovered the art of communication, at least to the best of his limitations. 'Gabbar Singh Tax' serves the best example. GST brought with it two 'miseries' to the common people; the first, disruption in normal economic activities of the small traders and second, complexities. Close on the heels of demonetisation, GST brought another commotion in the life of the common man, especially small traders and businessmen. They've their experiences to believe GST is bad but the government has its data to prove it's good. In the scenario, a clever politician knows that theoretically speaking, GST can't be opposed. It can be defeated only through canards and polemics. A polemic of lies and derision is the best anecdote to constructive ideas. 'Gabbar Singh Tax' invented that polemic of lies which the disgruntled aam aadmi was looking for and Rahul Gandhi made the most of it. The masses were exhilarated at the description. Each time Gandhi twisted the microphone and uttered the phrase 'Gabbar Singh Tax', the crowd went berserk in jubilation. He knew he had given expression to the anger of the millions. He didn't know himself what it exactly meant. He need not, either. His job was done. No amount of pedantic discourse or academic description can destroy the effects of a 'Gabbar Singh Tax' narrative. Today, no one remembers what Arun Jaitley said to counter the Gabbar Singh jibe, though he said all those academically correct things. Yet, people only remember what Rahul said. And that's the art of making a connect. A good many people are disenchanted in some way or other and a section of media has worked overtime to prove that the government policies are anti-people. Mainstreaming the cash economy and forcing people to live in transparent glasshouses has its own challenges. The political wisdom says a politician must use the situation to the best of his abilities. Hence, the Congress has exploited the disenchantment of the masses to the best of its ability and fed on the ignorance of the people. Gandhi knows that the aam aadmi, like him, has no appetite for facts or analysis nor it believes in lengthy explanations. The common man needs off-the-shelf concepts, and few catchphrases, to describe his pent up emotions. The 'Gabbar Singh Tax', fits the bill precisely. In this political campaign, the government hit the hustings with facts, figures and analysis and it lost audience. The Congress hit the campaign with polemic and lies and it struck an instant chord with the masses. The media, always hungry for the catchphrases, multiplied the effect. In the post-truth politics, what matters more is perception and catchphrases do wonderful jobs in shaping perception. It may be a lie or bullshit is another matter. Politics, anyway, is never about teaching the truth. Nor it's about accountability. Misleading the masses is intelligent so long it fetches votes. And, Gandhi needs votes. So, you thought 'Gabbar Singh Tax' is a sheer bullshit. But then you thought of university economics. For politics, 'Gabbar Singh Tax' is an intelligent theorem. It fetches votes. As I said earlier, economics is the best means to harness politics. Hence, no wonder if the 'Gabbar Singh Tax' catchphrase enables the Congress and its new chief recover some of the lost grounds in Gujarat. (Disclaimer: The opinions expressed above are the personal views of the author and do not reflect the views of ZMCL)

Opinion: Anatomy of the 'Gabbar Singh Tax'

<p>The police detained Congress workers&nbsp;today who were protesting against the Goods and Services Tax(GST) in Surat for carrying out a rally without official permission.</p>

<p>The workers were dressed as characters from the Bollywood movie &quot;Sholay&quot;.</p>

<p>They were detained by police for carrying air guns and not taking &quot;necessary permission&quot;&nbsp;from the authorities.</p>

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<p>Police Inspector VJ Chaudhary of Salabatpura said: &quot;We are taking us with them and a team is also coming to take stock of the situation.&quot;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">They took out the rally without permission &amp; were also carrying air guns. We are taking us with them, we have also informed RO, a team is coming to take stock of the situation &amp; take further action: VJ Chaudhary, Salabatpura inspector <a href="https://t.co/ASlCdGqT1L">pic.twitter.com/ASlCdGqT1L</a></p>
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<p>Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi&#39;s had recently called GST &#39;Gabbar Singh Tax&#39; referring to the villain &quot;Gabbar&quot;&nbsp;in the 70s hit Bollywood film &quot;Sholay&quot;.</p>


The police detained Congress members today who were taking out a rally to protest against Goods and Services Tax in Surat for having a rally without permission

The police detained Congress workers today who were protesting against the Goods and Services Tax(GST) in Surat for carrying out a rally without official permission. The workers were dressed as characters from the Bollywood movie "Sholay". They were detained by police for carrying air guns and not taking "necessary permission" from the authorities. #Gujarat: Members of Congress took out a protest against GST in Surat by dressing up as characters from 'Sholay'; detained by police for carrying air guns, which resembled rifles & carrying out rally without permission. pic.twitter.com/wNR06HWZ3L — ANI (@ANI) November 28, 2017 × Police Inspector VJ Chaudhary of Salabatpura said: "We are taking us with them and a team is also coming to take stock of the situation." They took out the rally without permission & were also carrying air guns. We are taking us with them, we have also informed RO, a team is coming to take stock of the situation & take further action: VJ Chaudhary, Salabatpura inspector pic.twitter.com/ASlCdGqT1L — ANI (@ANI) November 28, 2017 × Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's had recently called GST 'Gabbar Singh Tax' referring to the villain "Gabbar" in the 70s hit Bollywood film "Sholay".

Congress workers protest against GST dressed as 'Gabbar' in Surat

<p>Just a few days after Congress vice-president<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/rahuls-sholay-jibe-at-bjp-in-gujarat-gst-is-gabbar-singh-tax-22763"> Rahul Gandhi called the Goods and Services Tax (GST) - &quot;Gabbar Singh Tax&quot;</a>, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee termed the government&#39;s new tax as &quot;Great Selfish Tax&quot;.</p>

<p>Speaking at an election rally in Gandhinagar, <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/rahul-gandhi-first-gst-gabbar-singh-tax-now-gabbar-singh-tax-yeh-kamai-mujhe-de-de-22820">Gujarat last month, the Congress vice-president had alleged that the &quot;GST</a> is not GST, it is <em>Gabbar Singh</em> Tax&quot; referring to the&nbsp;notorious decoit in the famous Bollywood blockbuster&nbsp;Sholay released in 1975.</p>

<p>Taking a cue from Rahul Gandhi, the West Bengal chief minister posted her thoughts on Twitter, saying: &quot;Great Selfish Tax (GST) to harass the people. To take away jobs. To hurt businesses. To finish the economy. GoI totally failed to tackle #GST.&quot;</p>

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<p>Mamata Banerjee&#39;s comments comes ahead of the first anniversary of demonetisation by the Modi government on November 8th, opposition parties led by the Congress have announced that they would observe it as a &#39;Black Day&#39; and carry out nationwide protests.</p>

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<p>&quot;#Noteban is a disaster. On #Nov8BlackDay to protest against this scam that destroyed the economy, let us also change our Twitter DP to black,&quot; the chief minister said on Twitter.</p>

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Mamata Banerjee's comments comes ahead of the first anniversary of demonetisation by the Modi government on November 8th

Just a few days after Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi called the Goods and Services Tax (GST) - "Gabbar Singh Tax", West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee termed the government's new tax as "Great Selfish Tax". Speaking at an election rally in Gandhinagar, Gujarat last month, the Congress vice-president had alleged that the "GST is not GST, it is Gabbar Singh Tax" referring to the notorious decoit in the famous Bollywood blockbuster Sholay released in 1975. Taking a cue from Rahul Gandhi, the West Bengal chief minister posted her thoughts on Twitter, saying: "Great Selfish Tax (GST) to harass the people. To take away jobs. To hurt businesses. To finish the economy. GoI totally failed to tackle #GST." Great Selfish Tax (GST) to harass the people.To take away jobs. To hurt businesses. To finish the economy. GoI totally failed to tackle #GST — Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) November 6, 2017 × Mamata Banerjee's comments comes ahead of the first anniversary of demonetisation by the Modi government on November 8th, opposition parties led by the Congress have announced that they would observe it as a 'Black Day' and carry out nationwide protests. #Noteban is a disaster. On #Nov8BlackDay to protest against this scam that destroyed the economy, let us also change our Twitter DP to black — Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) November 6, 2017 × "#Noteban is a disaster. On #Nov8BlackDay to protest against this scam that destroyed the economy, let us also change our Twitter DP to black," the chief minister said on Twitter. #Noteban is a disaster. On #Nov8BlackDay to protest against this scam that destroyed the economy, let us also change our Twitter DP to black pic.twitter.com/yrheSPiZE5 — Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) November 6, 2017 ×

Now, Mamata calls GST 'Great Selfish Tax'

<p>Rahul Gandhi had on Monday at his rally in Gandhinagar, Gujarat dubbed the GST &quot;Gabbar Singh Tax&quot;.&nbsp;</p>

<p>On Tuesday he took his formulation to Twitter, and then added some.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He first wrote Congress GST = Good and Simple Tax.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Then, Modiji GST = Gabbar Singh Tax.&nbsp;</p>

<p>And then added his coup de grace: Gabbar Singh Tax = Yeh Kamai Mujhe de de.&nbsp;</p>

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Modi ji&#39;s GST= Gabbar Singh Tax =&#39;&#39;?? ???? ???? ?? ??&quot;</p>
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<p>The Twitterati quickly took up the cue:&nbsp;</p>

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<p>And the answers poured in, including from former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah:&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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<p>And Shashi Tharoor:&nbsp;</p>

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<p>GST and demonetisation are being blamed for the current state of the Indian economy.&nbsp;</p>

<p>And with Gujarat and Himachal going to the polls soon, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP have been trying to put some distance between them and the tax.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Modi has of late been saying GST was first the Congress&#39;s idea.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Congress of course has been trying to do the opposite -- lay the blame squarely at the BJP&#39;s door.&nbsp;</p>

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After Rahul Gandhi posted his formulation on Twitter, the Twitterati quickly took his cue

Rahul Gandhi had on Monday at his rally in Gandhinagar, Gujarat dubbed the GST "Gabbar Singh Tax". On Tuesday he took his formulation to Twitter, and then added some. He first wrote Congress GST = Good and Simple Tax. Then, Modiji GST = Gabbar Singh Tax. And then added his coup de grace: Gabbar Singh Tax = Yeh Kamai Mujhe de de. Congress GST= Genuine Simple Tax Modi ji's GST= Gabbar Singh Tax =''?? ???? ???? ?? ??" — Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) October 24, 2017 × The Twitterati quickly took up the cue: What’s your full form of GST? — History of India (@RealHistoryPic) October 23, 2017 × And the answers poured in, including from former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah: Greatly Screwed-up Tax — Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) October 23, 2017 × And Shashi Tharoor: GST being translated increasingly as Gayi Sarkar Tumhari! great idea ruined by wretched implementation pic.twitter.com/ExBhNY351T — Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) October 24, 2017 × Go Sell Tea — Uday Menon (@Uday47) October 23, 2017 × Gayi Sarkar Tumhari — Rachit Seth (@rachitseth) October 23, 2017 × Ghoom Saariduniya Tax — Razi (@raz0212) October 23, 2017 × GST and demonetisation are being blamed for the current state of the Indian economy. And with Gujarat and Himachal going to the polls soon, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP have been trying to put some distance between them and the tax. Modi has of late been saying GST was first the Congress's idea. The Congress of course has been trying to do the opposite -- lay the blame squarely at the BJP's door.

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