Inflation eroding GST cut benefits, Jairam Ramesh says, questions strength of consumption and investment

New Delhi, Sep 21 (UNI) Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh on Monday stepped up his criticism of the Narendra Modi government's economic policies, questioning whether the GST rate cuts announced in September 2025 had delivered the broad-based boost to consumption that was promised. Ramesh said the rate reductions were "long overdue" but argued that describing them as "gamechangers" or "magic wands" had proved excessive, with their impact varying sharply across sectors. "The GST rate cuts in September 2025 were proclaimed to be gamechangers. They had, of course, been long overdue - but to boast of them as magic…