Mayawati pledges support to GST Bill
‘You will not need to offer even a cup of tea or a glass of water (to me) for this’
New Delhi: BSP chief Mayawati on Monday announced support to the GST Bill even as she attacked the government over alleged “intolerance, communalism and anarchy” in the country and demanded action against Minister V. K. Singh for his remarks on the killing of Dalit children in Haryana.
Participating in the debate on ‘Commitment to the Constitution’ in Rajya Sabha, she expressed concern over the condition of Scheduled Castes, OBCs and minorities particularly Muslims.
At the same time, she significantly chose the occasion to announce her unequivocal support to the GST Bill, which is stuck in Rajya Sabha. “If your government is fully confident that bringing the GST Bill is in the interest of the nation, it will bring a change in the economy and give a boost to it, the BSP will definitely back it. Our party supports the Bill in Parliament,” she said.
In an apparent dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for inviting Congress President Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over tea to discuss the GST issue, the BSP chief said, “you will not need to offer even a cup of tea or a glass of water (to me) for this,” evoking laughter in the House.
She said her party will back the government on measures it takes for the development of the nation and the welfare of all sections. Meanwhile, Keen to pass key Bills including GST, Government on Monday reached out to Opposition ahead of an expected stormy week of winter session, saying the credit goes to both the ruling party and the Opposition if Parliament transacts business.
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