Opposition highlights high GST rates, MSP as key issues, BJP bats on development of 10 yrs
As Aligarh gears up for polling this Friday, high GST rates, MSP, inflation and unemployment are some of the issues of concern for the voters with Opposition raking them up while the BJP claims development work of the past 10 years in this western Uttar Pradesh constituency will see its candidate through. The contest is a three-way one with incumbent Satish Gautam from the BJP facing competition from Bijendra Singh of the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bunty Upadhyay of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).
Over 18 lakh voters are eligible to participate in the electoral process this Friday in Aligarh which has a Muslim population of over 40 per cent and houses the historic Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).
Inflation and unemployment, coupled with discontent over high GST rates, have become focal points for the opposition parties.
Rashid Khan, a local eatery owner near AMU, expressed widespread dissatisfaction among traders regarding the impact of high GST rates on their businesses.
