GST portal stops working, returnees gripe on Twitter

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) With only a day left for the deadline to file the monthly GST Return Form 3B, the GST portal stopped working, forcing hassled taxpayers to gripe over the issue on Twitter.One user wrote: "The last day to file your monthly #GST return form – #GSTR3B is November 20, 2019. Happy compliance to you!" He tagged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and GST Council's Twitter handles.Two others complained: "Today is 19th & as usual, #GST portal is not working!" and "#GST portal is not working as usual since morning!!"Another tagged @narendramodi and remarked: "Sir, why not declare 19th & 20th of every month as World Glitch Day to be celebrated courtsey @GSTN_IT?"Another took a swipe at Sitharaman and wrote: "Whether madam @nsitharaman is ready to take live presentation today for filling #GSTR3B. Rubbish website, not been able to file a single return today and they say nothing major found and sab changa si !!"A tweet that tagged @narendramodi asked: "R/Sir, is this ease of doing business?"One user lamented about his woes: "#GSTR3B my 1.26L stuck. bank debited cash ledger not credited. portal says come back after 24 hours. salt over wounds!"
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