Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Praveen Khandelwal, on Sunday, lauded the Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms coming into effect from Monday, calling them a "historic step" under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership that will directly benefit both consumers and traders in the country. Many goods taxed earlier at 18 to12 per cent are now being brought down to 5 per cent. The BJP leader noted that the move reflects the Narendra Modi government's intent to ease the financial burden on ordinary citizens. "Every homemaker's budget will benefit, students will save, and overall expenditure capacity of the people will rise," he added. BJP leader Khandelwal also hit out at Rashtriya Janata Party (RJD) leaders in Bihar who allegedly made derogatory remarks about Prime Minister Modi's late mother during an election rally.