Gadchiroli, Sept. 19 -- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) Founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led Union government over proposed Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) transaction charges for UPI, calling the move "outright robbery" and demanding its immediate withdrawal.

Addressing the media, Dipke argued that the government spoke of a cashless economy after demonetization, and now that people have adopted it, the governemt has imposed taxes on it.

"I feel this is outright robbery. The charges being levied on UPI should be withdrawn. You (government) spoke of a cashless economy when demonetization was introduced, and now that people have actually adopted a cashless economy, you are imposing taxes on it as well. Thi...