Bhubaneswar, Sept. 28 -- The Congress had left no opportunity to loot the people of the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, asserting that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government through its polices and the recent GST rate rationalisation has ensured the "double 'bachat' (saving) and double 'kamai' (income)" for people. Addressing the 'Namo Yuva Samabesh' in Odisha's Jharsuguda, where he inaugurated multiple projects worth over Rs.50,000 crore , Modi accused the Congress of blocking the country's progress. "The Congress left no opportunity to loot people. When we got the opportunity to serve, our administration successfully liberated the country from the exploitation of the previous government. Now, a new era of double 'bachat' and double 'kamai' has begun. Earlier, people had to pay tax even on income up to Rs.2 lakh. Today, people earning up to Rs.12 lakh annually are exempted from tax," Modi said, alleging that the Opposition party had even taxed people belonging to the low-income category when it was in power. "Wherever Congress governs, it snatches away benefits meant for the people. When we reduce petrol and diesel prices, they impose fresh taxes. When we bring down GST on cement, they add their own levies. Congress governments are only interested in filling their own coffers," he said, describing the Congress as an "anti-development, anti-poor, anti-tribal" party. The GST reforms will ensure that people can save more, he said. "The reforms in the GST have created a situation where people can save a lot. Instead of paying tax of Rs.25,000 on spending of Rs.1 lakh, now their tax ratio will come down to Rs.5,000, thus saving around Rs.20,000," Modi said. The rationalised GST structure of 5% and 18% came into effect on September 22. Modi also alleged that the Congress governments in the states become a "stumbling block" between the people and the Centre's development initiative....