# UPI tax claim false, says AAP’s Sanjay Singh 2026-08-11T00:07:37+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Tuesday dismissed Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's claim that a 2% tax on UPI transactions was proposed in the Congress manifesto. Singh said the Finance Minister was spreading misinformation, adding that UPI was developed by the NDA government itself under Prime Minister Modi's Digital India programme. The AAP leader challenged Sitharaman to provide evidence of any Congress proposal to tax UPI, calling her statement a "blatant lie" and an attempt to divert attention from real issues like inflation and unemployment. The debate erupted after Sitharaman alleged in a recent interview that the Congress manifesto suggested taxing UPI payments to fund welfare schemes. Singh clarified that no such proposal exists in the Congress document, and accused the BJP of using false narratives to attack opposition parties. He demanded a retraction and apology from the Finance Minister for misleading the nation. ## Coverage - odishatv.in Tags: AAP, digital India, Nirmala Sitharaman, Sanjay Singh, tax, UPI Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/upi-tax-claim-false-says-aaps-sanjay-singh/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/upi-tax-claim-false-says-aaps-sanjay-singh/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.