‘Govt may advance Par session if GST consensus reached’

<g data-gr-id="31">Government</g> is willing to advance the Winter session of Parliament to pass the GST Bill if a consensus is reached among political parties, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday said.

"If there is consensus, the government is willing to advance the Winter session of Parliament for the passage of GST Bill," Naidu told a news agency on the sidelines of a workshop on smart cities here.

He said the Opposition parties were also against Coal Bill and Mines Bill "but after we engaged them in discussions, they supported both the Bills."  Referring to the GST Bill, he said it was passed in Lok Sabha but the Bill was stuck in the Rajya Sabha and the Opposition wanted it to be sent to the Select Committee which the government agreed upon.

"Now the job of the Select Committee is over and report submitted to the Rajya Sabha. The Congress is now coming up with illogical reasons," he said.