Chidambaram takes dig at Modi government over GST roll back

New Delhi: Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, over the GST roll back in tax slabs, Former Finance Minister and Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Saturday said that it took four months for commonsense to germinate, flower and ripen into a fruit.

"Ministry of Finance must be complimented for 'improving' the macro-economic situation in four months and 10 days!" Chidambaram said in a tweet.

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"Four months and 10 days is the time taken for commonsense to germinate, flower and ripen into a fruit," the Congress leader said in another tweet.

The former Finance Minister's remarks came a day after the GST Council removed 178 items from the highest 28 per cent category.