The
Congress'
Mumbai
unit
asked
megastar
Amitabh
Bachchan
to
refrain
from
acting
as
the
Brand
Ambassador
for
the
upcoming
Goods
&
Services
Tax
(GST)
being
rolled
out
from
July
1.
"Both
Prime
Minister
(Narendra
Modi)
and
Finance
Minister
(Arun
Jaitley)
know
that
the
government
is
not
ready
nor
does
it
have
the
infrastructure
to
roll
out
GST.
That's
why
it
is
using
a
legend
like
Amitabh
Bachchan
so
that
he
becomes
the
fall
guy
and
has
to
face
the
brickbats," Mumbai
Congress
President
Sanjay
Nirupam
said
in
a
statement.
Nirupam
noted
that
he
had
the
utmost
respect
for
the
superstar
and
hence
"wanted
to
caution
him"
against
being
used
by
government
on
the
issue
of
GST.
"The
idea
was
'One
Country,
One
Tax,' but
what
is
being
rolled
out
is
a
one
country
and
at
least
four
taxes.
Why
are
Indians
being
fooled?
And
why
use
an
icon
and
his
credibility
to
fool
them?"
he
asked
demanded.
According
to
some
reports,
the
megastar
has
responded
on
social
media,
saying
he
was
asked
to
do
it
and
so
he
did
it.
Amitabh
appears
in
a
40-second
video
released
by
the
government
on
GST
where
he
explains
the
various
benefits
of
the
new
tax
regime
coming
up
next
month.
Besides
GST,
the
Bollywood
legend
is
the
Brand
Ambassador
for
various
other
government
initiatives
like
Swachch
Bharat
Abhiyan's
latest
campaign,
'Darwaza
Band'
(Door
Shut),
and
also
for
Gujarat
Tourism.
With
inputs
from
IANS.