Opposition to Corner Government in Parliament but Prospects of Thaw on GST

“Substantial issues have already been discussed”, he said. As B.R. Ambedkar warned on 26 November 1949, the Indian nation suffers when constitutional values are abandoned. The government wanted to pilot a resolution for this discussion but yielded to the suggestion of Rajya Sabha Opposition leader Ghulam Nabi Azad that the Chair move a unanimous resolution. Modi also said Parliament should run meaningfuly with the cooperation of all so as to fulfil the expectations of the people. Anwar added the government should look into issues being raised by the Opposition.

CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury said Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari had admitted a motion to discuss rising incidents of religious intolerance in the country. “We hope the opposition will support us on issues of development”, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said. But the government had slashed expenditure on welfare schemes, including on education and health care, he said. The Congress, along with the Left, JD (U), DMK and other parties, had stalled nearly the entire Monsoon session, demanding the resignation of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje over their alleged nexus with former IPL chief Lalit Modi.

After the all-party meeting held by the Speaker, Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said more time should be given for the debate on Constitution.

However, Opposition leaders said it all depended on how government conducted itself over next two days.

While the Opposition, united and emboldened after the Bihar election, is planning to corner the government on issues like Dadri and return of awards, the treasury side’s line of retaliation is likely to revolve around the theme that there was a “fabricated” campaign to defame the government.

Ahmed said that parliament should function smoothly as it is a platform to raise public issues.

The invoice has handed the decrease home of parliament, however has been blocked within the higher home the place Modi’s coalition lacks a majority.

PRS Legislative Research, which tracks the work of parliament, said the key lay in the government building consensus. Disruptions in either house would delay the passage of bills. Terming the GST bill as the “need of the hour”, Mr Naidu said: “GST should be passed in the Winter Session of Parliament”.

“And when the tariff rate has to be mentioned in the Constitution itself, it is a flawed architecture because the GST with flawed architecture can actually damage the system much more than it can benefit”, he said.

The Constitution (122nd amendment) Bill, 2014, or the GST bill as it is commonly referred to, is seen as a major step towards tax reforms in the country.