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Congress attacks UPI charges, demands immediate withdrawal

Bengaluru, Sept 17 (UNI) Congress on Thursday mounted a sharp attack on the Centre over the proposed additional charges on UPI transactions, warning that making digital payments costlier would amount to penalising people for using a system the government itself had promoted.
Party leaders and workers, including S Manohar, A Anand and G Prakash, opposed the proposed charges and demanded their immediate withdrawal.
They argued that UPI had become an essential part of everyday transactions, particularly for small traders, employees and ordinary consumers, and questioned the rationale behind imposing an additional financial burden on digital payments.
The Congress leaders said people were already struggling with rising prices and mounting household expenses and contended that any additional transaction cost would further squeeze their purchasing power.
They alleged that the move would undermine the very objective of expanding digital payments by making consumers and businesses think twice before using UPI for larger transactions.
The protesters demanded that the government provide a clear explanation on the proposed charges and ensure that UPI remains an affordable and accessible mode of payment.
They also urged the Centre to focus on strengthening the digital payment ecosystem rather than introducing measures that, they claimed, could increase the cost of routine transactions.
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