Change in GST Dipawali like environment : Modi

Janjivan Bureau / Dwarka:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the government did not want the country’s business class to get caught in red tape.  He was speaking after laying the foundation stone for four-lane cable-stayed bridge between Okha and Beyt Dwarka here. Talking about the GST, the PM said the Centre had tried to make the tax simpler.
The PM, earlier arrived in Gujarat in the morning on a two-day visit, and offered prayers at the Dwarkadhish temple here.
After visiting the temple dedicated to Lord Krishna, the Prime Minister came out and waved at people waiting outside to greet him. He also shook hands with some of them.
Modi is on a two-day visit to poll-bound Gujarat. He will lay foundation stones and inaugurate a number of projects. He is also scheduled to visit his birthplace Vadnagar for the first time after becoming prime minister.
The bridge between Okha and Beyt Dwarka is to be built at a cost of Rs 962.42 crore.
Other projects for which foundation stones will be laid include the four-laning of 116.24 km of the Porbandar-Dwarka section of NH-51 and the four-laning of 93.56 km of the Gadu- Porbandar section of NH-51.
From Dwarka, Modi will go to Hirasar in Rajkot district where he will lay the foundation stone for a greenfield airport, 20 km from Rajkot city.
Last month, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi had started his Gujarat political campaign by visiting the Dwarkadhish temple.  During his three-day campaign tour across Saurashtra region of the state, Gandhi had visited four other famous temples.