‘PM has redefined NOTA — Narendra’s Ongoing Trump Appeasement’: Congress after UPI move

‘PM has redefined NOTA — Narendra’s Ongoing Trump Appeasement’: Congress after UPI move

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh questioned the government's decision to lower the merchant discount rate, asking if it was intended to let U.S. card companies compete with India’s Unified Payments Interface. He also accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of redefining the NOTA option as a form of ongoing appeasement, likening it to tactics used by former U.S. President Trump.