{"id":24936,"date":"2026-09-16T09:54:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T09:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=24936"},"modified":"2026-09-16T09:54:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T09:54:11","slug":"have-a-spine-dont-lie-down-in-front-of-trump-rahul-flays-pm-modi-over-upi-tax-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=24936","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Have a spine, don&#8217;t lie down in front of Trump&#8217;: Rahul flays PM Modi over &#8216;UPI tax&#8217; | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134284089,imgsize-64378,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/rahul-gandhi-slams-pm-modi-over-upi-tax.jpg\" alt=\"'Have a spine, don't lie down in front of Trump': Rahul flays PM Modi over 'UPI tax'\" title=\"Congress leader Rahul Gandhi\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Congress leader Rahul Gandhi\">Congress leader Rahul Gandhi<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Centre\u2019s new UPI fee framework, accusing him of \u201csurrendering\u201d to US pressure.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>In a video posted on X, Rahul referred to former prime minister Indira Gandhi while drawing a comparison with PM Modi over the new UPI measures.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>He said: \u201cIndiraji was once asked whether she leans left or right, and her response was, \u2018I don&#8217;t lean left or right. I stand straight.\u2019&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>&#8220;Modiji has a completely different concept. He&#8217;s neither left nor right. He has decided to lie down straight and prostrate himself in front of Donald Trump. He has put a tax on every single Indian by taxing UPI,&#8221; former Congress president added<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>He said: \u201cModiji, please stop lying down in front of the US. And please roll back the UPI tax.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/have-a-spine-dont-lie-down-in-front-of-trump-rahul-flays-pm-modi-over-upi-tax\/articleshow\/134284065.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congress leader Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Centre\u2019s new UPI fee framework, accusing him of \u201csurrendering\u201d to US pressure.In a video posted on X, Rahul referred to former prime minister Indira Gandhi while drawing a comparison with PM 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