5 Congress MPs Recommended UPI MDR: Arnab Presents Proof Of Rahul’s Doublespeak

Arnab delivers an explosive exposé on Republic TV, ripping open the opposition’s narrative regarding Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on UPI transactions. While Rahul Gandhi publicly attacks the Modi government—claiming zero-MDR policy shifts surrender to American corporate interests and drain money directly from consumer pockets—official parliamentary records tell a starkly different story. Standing Committee on Finance documentation reveals that five prominent Congress MPs explicitly signed off on recommendations warning against delaying calibrated MDR. The committee cautioned that suppressing revenue frameworks starves payment service providers of critical investments in cybersecurity, fraud prevention, and digital infrastructure.

Arnab highlights this glaring contradiction, exposing how the opposition demands Joint Parliamentary Committees on every national issue while simultaneously betraying the consensus of parliamentary panels they actively sit on. Furthermore, the report clarifies that calibrated MDR targets infrastructure sustainability without imposing direct costs on everyday consumers.