Finally, Parliament has passed GST Bill. Lok Sabha, yesterday unanimously passed the 122nd Constitutional Amendment Bill as amended by the Rajya Sabha with all 443 members voting in favor.
AIADMK leader P.Venugopal led a walk out of party MPs after the party was not satisfied with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s clarifications on GST Bill.
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Day begin with, the Rajya Sabha began its proceedings with several members raising the issue of Kashmir under curfew for about a month.
The Bill was passed by Lok Sabha on May 6, 2015 and transmitted to Rajya Sabha for concurrence. Rajya Sabha passed the Bill with amendments at its sitting held on the August 3, 2016 and returned it to Lok Sabha. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said it will end the tax terrorism.
