SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav Questions BJP’s GST Profit Distribution Plan

Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav Monday raised sharp questions about the BJP government’s plan for distributing the profits earned from the Goods and Services Tax (GST).

In a post on his WhatsApp channel, Yadav asked 10 pointed questions regarding the fate of the amount collected through GST over the past eight years.

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Key Questions Raised by Yadav:

Will the total amount be distributed directly to households like the “Mahakumbh model” implemented by the UP BJP government?

Will it be adjusted in the next insurance premium payments?
Will the amount be returned directly to bank accounts through the Direct Benefit Transfer scheme?

Will the amount be adjusted against the remaining Rs 15 lakh promised by the BJP to its supporters?

Will it be provided in two installments along with the long-pending subsidy on gas cylinders?

Will the amount be paid using funds received from companies through backdoor channels

Will the amount be distributed in cash by BJP leaders on the eve of the next election?

Will the amount be used to waive school fees for children?

Will the amount be used to provide free medical care to the sick and elderly?

Will the amount be added to the BJP’s Jumlakosh, a fund allegedly used for making false promises?

Yadav alleged that the BJP government “looted the public for 10 years through heavy taxes” and now, when they are feeling rejected by the masses, the ruling party is now trying to woo people with token sops.

“The BJP government entangled businesses and traders in a flawed GST. The government made huge profits through high GST and allowed profiteering,” Yadav said.

While the government maintains that GST reforms are intended to simplify the tax structure, reduce prices, and spur economic growth. However, the opposition parties, including the SP and Congress, have dismissed the government’s move, calling it “inadequate” and nothing more than a “Band-Aid solution.”