Sitharaman terms horse-racing as horse-trading, then corrects but Opposition has a field day

New Delhi: A small slip-up by the Finance Minister Niramla Sitharaman while briefing the press over new GST rates has given a handle to the Opposition parties, who are utilizing the moment to poke fun at the Minister.

FM Sitharaman was addressing a press conference on Wednesday after the conclusion of GST council meet. While speaking to press, she made an inadvertent error and described horse-racing as horse-trading. Though the minister was quick to correct her mistake but this small slip of tongue was enough for Opposition to lap up the opportunity and take jibes at the Minister as well as BJP-led Centre.

I knew @nsitharaman ji had the ability to think out of the (ballot) box. Yes Nirmala ji, there should be GST on horse trading. https://t.co/H8UdMEzeLW

— Pawan Khera 🇮🇳 (@Pawankhera) June 30, 2022

Leaders across political parties took note of Sitharaman’s blooper and took to Twitter to take dig at her over ‘horse-trading’.

Horse-trading is currently the buzz word in political circles, owing to the political churn in Maharashtra. The word Horse trading means intense & fierce bargaining in political circles. Congress & MVA partners are alleging BJP hand in engineering split within the alliance, claiming that BJP indulged in horse-trading to precipitate the crisis.

From Congress Pawan Khera to CPI(M)’s Sitharama Yechury to Trinamool Congress, all commented on Sitharaman’s viral video. Though most of them refrained from directly blaming BJP for Uddhav govt’s fall but made enough insinuations that the Minister was aware of BJP’s gameplan and the ‘truth came out’ via slip of tongue.

We welcome @nsitharaman ji’s proposal to impose GST on #HorseTrading.

But Hon’ble PM & HM may not allow this anti-BJP tax. 😃 https://t.co/dQaVNz7MaQ

— Dr Vineet Punia / विनीत पुनिया (@VineetPunia) June 30, 2022

Truth gallops out?
GST on horse trading!
Please go ahead. https://t.co/X87hsx1iB2

— Sitaram Yechury (@SitaramYechury) June 29, 2022

निर्मला जी,

चूंकि GST की PC में आपके द्वारा ‘Horse-Trading’ को कानूनी रूप से वैध बनाकर GST श्रेणी में लाया गया है, जो BJP की मौजूदा खरीद फरोख्त के मद्देनजर बिल्कुल जायज है

Nation Wants to Know!
महाराष्ट्र में BJP सरकार से कितना GST वसूला जाएगा?

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— Srinivas BV (@srinivasiyc) June 30, 2022

Is @BJP4India looking for a recurring source of revenue? 🤔

After ruining the country from every possible aspect, no onion-garlic Minister @nsitharaman comes up with GST charges for “horse-trading”!#ModiBusinessModel#LootShootKiSarkaar https://t.co/w2wQXmqFX2

— All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) June 30, 2022

Is @BJP4India looking for a recurring source of revenue? 🤔

After ruining the country from every possible aspect, no onion-garlic Minister @nsitharaman comes up with GST charges for “horse-trading”!#ModiBusinessModel#LootShootKiSarkaar https://t.co/w2wQXmqFX2

— All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) June 30, 2022