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| GST Now In Parliament On Wednesday |
| GST Now In Parliament On Wednesday As Sonia Campaigns In PM's Varanasi Tomorrow
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| INDIA
, 1-August-2016
6:13:0 AM |
| The BJP-led government prefers Tuesday, the Congress, Wednesday. There is a new tussle between the two, this time over which day the Goods and Services Tax Bill should be presented in the Rajya Sabha.
The government is likely to relent, with finance ministry sources saying the crucial reform is expected to be brought for the approval of the Upper House only on Wednesday now.
The Congress, sources said, does not want the bill on Tuesday as its chief Sonia Gandhi will not be in Parliament. She will be away campaigning in Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency in Uttar Pradesh, which votes in assembly elections early next year.
The BJP would have liked the bill to be presented on Tuesday for the very same reason; the debate and passing of the bill would draw attention away from Mrs Gandhi's visit.
Mrs Gandhi is not a member of the Rajya Sabha and officially, the Congress has cited the non-availability of its leader in the house, Ghulam Nabi Azad, as the reason it wants GST pushed to Wednesday. Mr Azad is also the party's leader in charge of UP and will accompany Mrs Gandhi, who is expected to launch an all-out attack on PM Modi in his constituency.
The main opposition party has also insisted that the government follow parliamentary procedure and circulate the bill with amendments among all lawmakers to give them time to study it before the discussion.
That is expected to be done this evening or tomorrow morning. Senior Congress leaders will brief the party's MPs on their discussions with the government so far on Tuesday.
While government sources said all GST issues are now resolved, Congress sources said there is still no agreement over its key demand that a cap on the rate of GST be mentioned in the bill.
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