MODI'S DIWALI GIFT

Although the decision to rationalise the GST slabs was taken almost a month earlier the Prime Minister waited till the eve of the Navratras before he addressed the nation, taking credit for the decision. The timing was important and the Prime Minister knows all too well that in poltics both the text and the context ,are important.

- PRIYA SAHGAL

Rationalizing the GST slabs was a move that needed to be done and many a Diwali has been sacrificed at the alter of a unwieldy GST. In fact if you recall the Demonetization announcement of November 2016 happened just a week after Diwali that year, and ruined the entire aftermath of the festive spirit as the poor and middle class families