It is a case of extreme desperation and hopelessness that the Congress has done by stalling the GST (Goods and Services Tax) Bill in the Rajya Sabha today. It is a move of the Congress to push India back while the government wanted to push the Bill to harness higher growth rate for the country. The Congress yesterday issued the whip to ensure the presence of all its Members in the Rajya Sabha. Dr Manmohan Singh who claims to be a champion of economic reforms was also seated in the middle row watching the drama of his party Members helplessly. Whip is issued by the chief whip of the Party to ensure presence of its Members in the House when a serious debate is taken up or when a bill or a discussion is put to vote in the House. There was no such case today for the Congress to issue whip to its Members. But the Congress made it a special case to ensure presence of its Members in large numbers to ensure that they are in strength to stall the proceedings of the House so that the GST bill is not introduced. Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi just did not care for some other Opposition Members who wanted the Bill to be introduced and passed since it would benefit States financially with bigger share of tax collections. The Left Parties are comrades in arms with the Congress in not allowing the GST bill to be passed.
Before the House was adjourned in the afternoon I joined other Members of my Party, the BJP in raising the slogan, “Sushma ek bahana hai, GST rukwana hai” (Sushma is just a pretext, the motive is to stall GST). The slogan was raised to expose the Congress Party of its anti- people conduct in Parliament.
The captains of the Indian industry have come out openly in criticizing the Congress Party for stalling the reforms. “Opposition Stalling India” ran the headline of the Economic Times today airing the view of India Inc.
...R. K. Sinha, MP (Rajya Sabha)
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