{
  "id": 7972365,
  "title": "UPI charges row: Govt vs Rahul Gandhi as Cong MPs’ panel stand triggers war of words; Gogoi, Tewari respond",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/upi-charges-row-govt-vs-rahul-gandhi-as-cong-mps-panel-stand-triggers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T06:56:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/upi-new-charges-row-govt-vs-rahul-gandhi-as-cong-mps-panel-stand-sparks-war-of-words-gogoi-tewari-react-11789623661144.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Rahul Gandhi, leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, reacted to the government's decision to levy a fee on UPI payments above ₹2,000 to merchants. He alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to give a huge amount of money to America and 'prostrate' before US President Donald Trump, according to Live Mint.\n\nOn a separate note, Rahul Gandhi wished Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 76th birthday, wishing him good health and a long life, as reported by The Indian Express. Other leaders, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, DMK president M K Stalin, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also extended their greetings to the Prime Minister on his birthday.\n\nThe Congress party had expressed concerns over the new UPI charges, with a Congress MP stating that government representatives did not provide satisfactory answers on the need for the charges, as per The Hindu.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "‘Why is Rahul opposing?’ Govt functionary says Chidambaram, 4 other Congress MPs backed UPI revenue framework",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/why-is-rahul-opposing-govt-functionary-says-chidambaram-4-other",
        "published": "2026-09-17T04:02:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}