Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday criticised the government over the increase in GST rate on scientific equipment, saying it perhaps believes that the scientific knowledge can be gathered by gazing at the sky and "re-imagining our past".
GST on scientific equipment needed by research institutions and universities raised from 5 per cent to 12-18 per cent, the former finance minister said in a tweet. This "unkind act" is after reducing the budget allocation of the Ministry of Science and Technology by 3.9 per cent from last year, Mr Chidambaram said.
"The government perhaps believes that all the scientific knowledge that we need can be gathered by gazing at the sky and re-imagining our past," he said.
The Congress has also been protesting the levying of GST on certain daily use items.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
"Say Bye To Diesel Soon, Otherwise...": Nitin Gadkari Warns Carmakers Hike Lays Off Over One-Fifth of Workforce Due to GST Raise on Online Gaming Is It 'Unparliamentary' To Discuss Inflation: Priyanka Gandhi On GST Rate Hike Late Flight, Emergency Landing, Stuck For 3 Days: Indian Fliers' Nightmare Putin Responds To Biden's Missile Approval By Changing Nuclear Doctrine Explained: Why Delhi's AQI Was 494 Today But International Monitor Said 1,600 Main Shooter In Baba Siddique Murder Case To Remain In Custody Till Sunday Tamil Nadu To Use AI Alerts To Protect Elephants From Being Hit By Trains Can't Present Award In MS Subbulakshmi's Name To TM Krishna: Court Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.