Sometimes, an occurrence makes for news for no other reason than how rare it is. Think man bites dog. The other night, the world of TV news bore witness to just such an occurrence: Arnab Goswami of Republic TV questioned the government for hiking the Goods and Services Tax rates. He questioned the Narendra Modi government, not the opposition. This man did.
The rate hike will likely make many food items and commodities more expensive. Arnab would have none of it. “The ruling BJP that made tall promises of GST being the solution to aam aadmi’s problem must answer why is this happening?” the anchor thundered in the opening monologue of his show, The Debate with Arnab Goswami. “How much more should the common tax paying citizen suffer and pay for?”
