Updated On: 21 December, 2018 08:56 AM IST | New Delhi | Agencies
The announcement invited strong criticism from the Congress, with former finance minister P Chidambaram saying "belated wisdom" had dawned upon the Centre. "We should have started with 18 per cent as the standard rate," he said

Rahul Gandhi
In a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he said most goods will attract sub-18 per cent GST slab, Congress president Rahul Gandhi Thursday said that his party has jolted him "out of his slumber".
"The Congress Party has finally jolted Narendra ji from his deep slumber on Gabbar Singh Tax. Though still drowsy, he now wants to implement what he had earlier called the Congress Party's, "Grand Stupid Thought". Better late then never Narendra ji!" Gandhi tweeted.