# UPI MDR row: NCP (SP) demands rollback of 0.4% charge, calls it ‘assault’ on small traders

> The NCP (SP) on Monday demanded a complete rollback of the 0.4% Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on specified UPI merchant transactions above Rs 2,000, calling the move a “direct assault” on small traders and shopkeepers.

- Published: 2026-09-21T10:00:36.186Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T09:32:25.106Z
- 4 sources
- Topics: Politics
- Involves: NCP (SP), Nationalist Congress Party (SP), Sharad Pawar, complete rollback of the 0.4% Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on specified UPI merchant transactions above Rs 2,000

## How it developed

- 2026-09-21T10:00:36.186Z - Times of India: [UPI MDR row: NCP (SP) demands rollback of 0.4% charge, calls it ‘assault’ on small traders](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/upi-mdr-row-ncp-sp-demands-rollback-of-0-4-charge-calls-it-assault-on-small-traders/articleshow/134385018.cms)
- 2026-09-22T08:02:52.713Z - Telangana Today: [Protecting Tata legacy need of the hour: Sharad Pawar](https://telanganatoday.com/protecting-tata-legacy-need-of-the-hour-sharad-pawar)
- 2026-09-22T09:32:25.106Z - NDTV: ["When Decisions Are Made...": In Boardroom Battle, Tata Trusts Gets Sharad Pawar's Backing](https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/when-decisions-are-made-in-boardroom-battle-tata-trusts-gets-sharad-pawars-backing-12080159#publisher=newsstand)
- 2026-09-22T09:32:22.315Z - Hindustan Times: [Sharad Pawar flags Tata Sons board decisions, says Tata Trusts’ rights must be respected](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sharad-pawar-flags-tata-sons-board-decisions-says-tata-trusts-rights-must-be-respected-101790067421311.html)

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