PM lists benefits of GST cuts at inauguration of Delhi BJP office

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government at the Centre has ushered in a “new model of good governance” that allows each household to save nearly 20,000 in taxes on an annual expenditure of ₹1 lakh compared to the period before 2014.

- Paras Singh

PM Modi along with senior BJP leaders at the inauguration of Delhi BJP's new office (left) on Monday

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Speaking at the inauguration ofthe Delhi BJP’s new headquarters at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, the Prime Minister also hit out at Opposition criticism of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, dismissing it as the “lies of bayanbaaz (those big on rhetoric).” He called on party workers to ensure that benefits of tax reforms reach ordinary families and urged them to promote swadeshi products.

“Lesser is the dependence on foreign products, the better it will be for the country. Every shop should proudly display a board saying “Garv se kaho ye swadeshi hai’ (Say with pride, this is indigenous),” Modi said, adding that self-reliance had to become a mass movement.

The new state party office, located at Pocket 5 of Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, will replace the 14 Pant Marg bungalow which served as the Delhi BJP headquarters for over 35 years. The event drew thousands of party workers waving flags, alongside BJP president JP Nadda, Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta, Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva, Union ministers and MPs.