UPI charges row: Chidambaram among 5 Congress MPs who had backed revenue framework

…नहीं हुई: मनीष तिवारी कांग्रेस सांसद मनीष तिवारी ने भी गोगोई की बात का समर्थन किया है. उनका कहना है कि 15 अक्टूबर से लागू होने वाले MDR के संबंध में समिति के सामने कोई खास प्रस्ताव नहीं रखा गया था. तिवारी के मुताबिक, MDR की दर कितनी होगी, शुल्क की रकम क्या होगी, इसकी अधिकतम सीमा क्या होगी और किन लेनदेन को इससे छूट मिलेगी- इन तमाम बिंदुओं पर समिति में चर्चा नहीं हुई थी . उन्होंने यह भी कहा कि MDR की जरूरत और उसकी उपयोगिता को लेकर समिति की अलग-अलग बैठकों में सदस्यों ने सवाल उठाए थे. तिवारी ने समिति की गोपनीय कार्यवाही का हवाला देते हुए कहा कि व्यक्तिगत सांसदों द्वारा मौजूदा व्यवस्था का…

…that the proceedings of Parliamentary Standing Committees, which are supposed to be privileged, are being sought to be used by the government to score brownie points. Tewari, a former Union Minister, said that to claim that a particular measure was supported by ‘certain members’ of the committee is an inaccurate and fallacious characterisation of the confidential proceedings of a Parliamentary Committee. “My colleague Gaurav Gogoi is correct no specific proposal qua the recent Merchant Discount Rate -MDR to be levied on UPI transactions from October 15th 2026 was ever brought before the Parliamentary standing of…

…minutes, the functionary claimed. Govt questions Rahul Gandhi's opposition The government questioned why Gandhi was opposing a revenue framework that Congress members of the parliamentary panel had supported. " Why is Rahul Gandhi opposing something his own MPs including former finance minister P Chidambaram and former minister in the UPA government Manish Tewari supported within the parliamentary panel ," the functionary asked. The remarks came after Gandhi criticised the government's decision to levy a fee on UPI payments to merchants above ₹2,000. The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha alleged that Prime Minister…

…MPs including P Chidambaram, Manish Tewari, Gaurav Gogoi, Kishori Lal and K Gopinath were present on August 12 when the report was adopted, with no dissent recorded in the published minutes, the functionary said. " Why is Rahul Gandhi opposing something his own MPs, including former finance minister P.Chidambaram and former minister in the UPA government Manish Tewari supported within the parliamentary panel ," the functionary asked. Reacting to the government's decision to levy a fee on UPI payments above ₹2,000 to merchants, Mr. Gandhi alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to "prostrate" before U.S.…

…efficacy of the MDR on a conceptual basis. Govt vs Congress The government functionary's remarks came after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's hit out against the decision to charge merchants on UPI payments above ₹2,000. " Why is Rahul Gandhi opposing something his own MPs including former finance minister P Chidambaram and former minister in the UPA government Manish Tewari supported within the parliamentary panel ," news agency PTI quote him as saying. Reacting to the government's decision to levy a fee on UPI payments above ₹2,000 to merchants, Gandhi alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to "prostrate" before…