The Trinamool Congress leaders took a dig at the two major national political parties of the country BJP and Congress on Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill which is likely to be approved in the Rajya Sabha today (Aug 3), and said that the credit for the bill must go to all parties who have been relentlessly rooting for the bill and not just Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

TMC leader Derek O’Brien told a news agency, “We should debate it today and pass it. But, this ping-pong match between the Congress and the BJP has been going on 10 years. Now both want to take the credit. The credit must go, not only to Congress and BJP, but all those non-congress, non-BJP parties, who have been consistent on supporting the GST, like Trinamool Congress. We have pushed it very hard in the select committee. It is now time to roll out GST”

Union minister Ananth Kumar yesterhad had said, “The honorable Prime Minster had in the all-party meeting and the NDA meeting prior to the beginning of this session urged all that the GST is in favour of the country, a win-win situation for all and extremely necessary for India's economic development.”

Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi said that the Congress party does not have anything to do with GST and it’s the responsibility of the Center to get all the states along with it and facilitate it to pas through the parliament.

The finance minister Arun Jaitley, will move the Constitution (122nd Amendment) Bill, meant for the rollout of the GST in the Rajya Sabha, when it will be taken up for consideration and passage.

The government will need the support of two-third members of the upper house to amend the constitution to turn the GST into law.

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By Prajakt K