Uttar Pradesh became the ninth State in the country as its Assembly unanimously adopted the State Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill on Tuesday. The Bill was introduced in the Assembly on Monday by Chief Minister Yogi Aditya Nath and he remained in the House for four hours and left only after the Bill was passed. Yogi persuaded the Samajwadi Party to withdraw amendments in the Bill so that a positive message went across the nation that UP was united in implementing the historic Indirect Tax reform legislation. The SP had moved an amendment seeking that the Bill be referred to a select committee of the House which would give its report in a month. leader of Opposition Ram Govind Chaudhary said that he was ready to withdraw the amendment provided Chief Minister gave an assurance that small traders and consumers would not face any hardship under the new tax regime and it would not adversely impact the State’s finances. Replying to a debate in the House, Yogi Adityanath said, “All non-BJP ruled States have passed the GST Bill. If SP opposes the Bill, then it would send out a different message in the country.