Monsoon session from July 18, Government confident of GST passage

The monsoon session of the Parliament will start on July 18 and continue till August 12, the cabinet committee on Parliamentary affairs said on Wednesday. The PM presided over the meeting. There are some concerns as well.

Mr. Naidu said there was “wider support now and we have enough numbers to see the Bill through, but we would like to have all parties on board as the tax will have an effect on States”.

Sources in government and in the Congress party say the differences on the bill between the two sides have narrowed down.

Naidu also referred to the recent interview of the Prime Minister in which he sought the cooperation of Opposition parties for passing GST. Find us on Facebook too!

The Monsoon session will be crucial from the government’s point of view as Modi government has made public its intentions of once again pushing the passage of GST bill in Rajya Sabha. Naidu said that he had asked ministers to introduce at least 25 bills in Monsoon Session.

“We have told them that they have to be ready by July 3 because the rule says you have to give 15 days notice to the Lok Sabha Speaker or the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha”, Naidu said.

If Parliament passes the bill it will have to be ratified by atleast 50 per cent of the state legislatures.

The session comes in the wake of BJP’s impressive win in Assam and its increased vote share in both Kerala and West Bengal Assembly polls. It sailed through the Lok Sabha, where the government has the numbers but has come unstuck in the Upper House because of the government’s inability to muster up the numbers.

The party believes 22 other members from parties including AIADMK, CPI-M and CPI would support the measure after pressing some amendments or abstain. A total of 56 government bills have been kept on the agenda.