# Mayawati slams Centre over UPI fee, calls it 'capitalist profiteering attitude'

> Lucknow, Sep 18 (PTI) Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati termed the Centre’s move to introduce a 0.4 per cent fee on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) merchant transfers worth more than Rs 2,000 from October 15 as, prima facie, a “capitalist profiteering attitude” that recovers tax from the people with both hands.

- Published: 2026-09-18T05:02:19.721Z
- Updated: 2026-09-23T09:32:13.794Z
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- Topics: Economy, business and finance, Politics
- Involves: Anand Kumar, Appointment of Ishan Anand as national coordinator, Bahujan Samaj Party, Ishan Anand, Kanshi Ram, Mahagathbandhan, Mayawati, Ramji Gautam, The six-year term of Ramji Gautam in the Rajya Sabha, Uttar Pradesh government, X

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- 2026-09-18T18:30:08.374Z - ThePrint: [Mayawati slams Centre over UPI fee, calls it 'capitalist profiteering attitude'](https://theprint.in/india/mayawati-slams-centre-over-upi-fee-calls-it-capitalist-profiteering-attitude/3046168/)
- 2026-09-18T05:02:19.721Z - Telangana Today: [Mayawati criticises 0.4pc UPI merchant fee, calls it ‘profiteering’](https://telanganatoday.com/mayawati-criticises-0-4pc-upi-merchant-fee-calls-it-profiteering)
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