The political showdown over digital payments has intensified as the Congress party faces sharp criticism for calling the new 0.4% Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) a "Modi tax" and demanding an immediate rollback. However, parliamentary reports reveal that senior Congress MPs—including P. Chidambaram, Manish Tewari, and Gaurav Gogoi—previously endorsed a tiered revenue model for UPI in the Standing Committee on Finance. Critics and political analysts are calling out the opposition's double standard, arguing that demanding a rollback contradicts the economic recommendations made by its own lawmakers. n18oc_indian18oc_the-hard-factsNews18 Mobile App - https://onelink.to/desc-youtube
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