Arun Jaitley moves GST Bill in Rajya Sabha: As it happened
Posted on: 10:53 AM IST Aug 11, 2015 | Updated on: 2:38 pm,Aug 11,2015 IST
2:18 PM: Government saying Opposition is not ready to discuss is wrong. We are ready to discuss the adjournment motion: Mallikarjun Kharge
2:17 PM: Rajya Sabha adjourned till Wednesday as Congress MPs reach the well of the House. The GST bill could not be taken up.
Rajya Sabha adjourned till Wednesday as Congress MPs reach the well of the House.
2:15 PM: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley moves GST Bill in Rajya Sabha even as Congress creates uproar.
2:10 PM: Congress raises strong objection to listing of the GST Bill in the Rajya Sabha, saying it was not cleared by business advisory committee. No time was allocated for the Constitutional Amendment Bill: Anand Sharma
2:05 PM: 40 MPs aren't letting 400 MPs express their opinions: LK Advani
1:40 PM: LK Advani speaks to Rajnath Singh and Venkaiah Naidu, says upset with the way Congress is showing placards and disturbing the House.
1:24 PM: We are with GST. Our UP government has always backed it but we are opposed to the procedures followed in its introduction: Ram Gopal Yadav
1:03 PM: Lok Sabha adjourned till 2:15 PM.
12:55 PM: Rajya Sabha Secretariat summons Sadhvi Prachi. A notice is being sent to her for maligning the image of Parliament.
12:34 PM: Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 PM.
12:22 PM: This is just a political stunt. Even if they bring the bill today there will be amendments. It will take a minimum of two days. It was not mentioned in the business advisory committee meeting. It cannot be passed without following procedures. They just want to show that they listed it but the Congress didn't support it: Madhusudan Mistry
12:13 PM: Rajya Sabha adjourned again for 25 minutes following continued protests by Congress.
12:05 PM: The GST Bill was never mentioned in the business advisory committee meeting. Procedures have not been followed. This is a political move to defame opposition. Accountability needs to be fixed first. The PM is arrogant and obdurate: Anand Sharma
12:01 PM: GST is likely to be taken up at 2 PM if the Rajya Sabha is in order
11:58 AM: Congress now accuses BJP of stealthily bringing the GST bill in Rajya Sabha as it wasn't discussed in the business advisory committee.
11:56 AM: Congress is in favour of the GST but in business advisory committee it was decided that this bill will not be brought in Rajya Sabha: Anand Sharma
11:54 AM: The last government had made Environment Ministry a roadblock ministry. We believe in safeguarding the environment and at the same time keeping the pace of developments as well: Prakash Javadekar
11:42 AM: Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 noon.
11:35 AM: The villagers on border villages pay a crucial role. A cabinet note has been moved to give a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to family of villagers who die in cross-border firing on Indo-Pakistan border: Kiren Rijiju
11:34 AM: Opposition members create uproar in the Lok Sabham enter the well of the House with placards in hands, raise slogans against the government.
11:32 AM: A Jammu MP raises concerns of the residents of villagers on Indo-Pak border.
11:27 AM: Lok Sabha takes up concerns over the Pakistan infiltration amidst uproar. There are camps in Pakistan that train and send terrorists into India.
11:05 AM: Sonia Gandhi tells leaders to stick to party's stand on Lalit Modi row and Vyapam scam.
11:05 AM: Sonia Gandhi refuses to comment Mulayam's effort to end Parliament logjam, says Congress continues to stick to its stand.
11:04 AM: We are ready for discussion. This behaviour of Congress is wrong. Sushma Swaraj issue is only an excuse for Congress to stop passage of GST: Venkaiah Nadu
11:03 AM: Opposition creates uproar in the Lok Sabha on Lalit Modi row, Vyapam scam.
11:01 AM: The BJP issues whip to its members asking them to be present in both Houses of Parliament on Tuesday and Wednesday.
10:53 AM: The future of GST is bright and it is the right thing for India. We have done whatever is necessary. The Congress needs to wake up to the needs to the nation. We will be able to match the deadlines: MoS for Finance Jayant Sinha
10:43 AM: PM Modi has expressed his gratitude towards Mulayam Singh Yadav for his support: Rajiv Pratap Rudy
10:39 AM: Some people misusing Parliament to stop the pace of country's growth: Modi
10:38 AM: PM Modi praises parties helping to break logjam in Parliament and hails SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav for his efforts.
10:35 AM: We have moved an adjournment motion for discussion in Parliament. We can't say about the GST. That's for congress leaders in Rajya Sabha to decide: Congress MP Mallikarjun Kharge
10:34 AM: The Trinamool Congress is wholeheartedly supporting the GST bill and we want it to be passed. We are not in the business of appealing to any party (Congress). We can only talk about ourselves. I am no astrologer. I can't say if GST bill will be passed in Rajya Sabha: Derek O Brien
9:40 AM: BJP Parliamentary Party meet begins.
After a complete washout of the three weeks of the Monsoon session of Parliament, the Narendra Modi government is hopeful of transacting some business in the last week and is expected to introduce the Goods and Service Tax Bill in Rajya Sabha on Monday.
The GST, that seeks to replace all indirect taxes, with a uniform levy has already been approved by the Lok Sabha and was in last session referred to a Rajya Sabha Select Committee.
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