The Government is in touch with the Congress to facilitate the passage of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill in the Rajya Sabha where it will be placed on Monday. Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley are in touch with the Congress leaders to rope in their party’s support for the Constitutional Amendment Bill which has already been passed by the lok Sabha.
Naidu has met Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Anand Sharma twice this week to resolve “the stalemate” over the Bill in the Upper House, sources said. The Government is confident of passing the Bill as barring the Congress and AIADMK “all other Opposition parties” are backing the Bill, they said. The Government has decided to extend the session of the lS till May 13, when the RS is also to be adjourned sine die, to push key pending Bills including the controversial land Bill.