> TechFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on August 6 clarified that any Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on UPI transactions would apply only to merchants, not customers. She was responding to Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, who had alleged the government was opening the door to charge all UPI users. All users of UPI… https://t.co/sleUX4ztWe — Nirmala Sitharaman (@nsitharaman) August 6, 2026Grover Slams FMBharatPe co-founder Ashneer Grover pushed back on X/Twitter. Ex-Shark Ashneer Grover built BharatPe's early business on a zero-MDR, interoperable QR code model for merchants, years before UPI went fee-free nationwide. It’s a regressive step - government should reconsider.https://t.co/GchW22rbkf — Ashneer Grover (@Ashneer_Grover) August 7, 2026Will FM reconsider?