Rahul Gandhi’s body language resembles Gabbar Singh’s: Giriraj Singh

Bhopal: In a retort to Rahul Gandhi’s jibe terming the GST as ‘Gabbar Singh Tax’, Union minister Giriraj Singh on Friday said the body language of the Congress leader resembled that of Gabbar Singh, the tobacco-chewing dacoit made famous by actor Amjad Khan in film ‘Sholay’.

Last month, Rahul Gandhi had lashed out at the Modi government, calling the Goods and Services Tax ‘Gabbar Singh Tax’, meant to extort money from people.

“Some people are making a hue and cry. The prince (Rahul) is saying that this is ‘Gabbar Singh GST’. This is not Gabbar Singh tax. You are making a mistake. Your language resembles that of Gabbar Singh. Your body language resembles that of Gabbar Singh,” Singh said.

The Union Minister of State (independent charge) for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) was addressing a convention of small and medium entrepreneurs here.

“Behind closed doors, your finance ministers (of Congress ruled states) extend support to the GST, but outside, you term it as Gabbar Singh Tax. These are double standards,” he said.

Singh said the concerns of the business community were being addressed by the government.

In a tweet last week, Gandhi stated, “We will not allow BJP to impose a Gabbar Singh Tax on India. They cannot break the back of the small and medium businesses, crush the informal sector and destroy millions of jobs.”

The Congress vice president repeated his jibe at election rallies in Gujarat.