New Delhi: A day before the Budget Session of Parliament ends, the government is still scrambling to push key bills through and the Opposition remains resolute that it will stall proceedings, like Monday, demanding the resignation of Union minister Nitin Gadkari.
The Congress has moved adjournment motions in both Houses, seeking to suspend regular business to discuss a report of the national auditor CAG that alleges irregularities in a loan given by a government-run company to the Purti Group, in which Mr Gadkari owned stakes.
Parliament convened today to sloganeering and protests from the opposition benches.
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned nine times.
As a constitutional amendment bill, the GST needs the support of two-thirds of the House and the government will need the support of Opposition parties.
The Congress, say sources, believes that its biggest bet to stall business is to rally support against Mr Gadkari.
"The report is being deliberately misinterpreted for political reasons," the minister said.
The Congress has moved adjournment motions in both Houses, seeking to suspend regular business to discuss a report of the national auditor CAG that alleges irregularities in a loan given by a government-run company to the Purti Group, in which Mr Gadkari owned stakes.
Parliament convened today to sloganeering and protests from the opposition benches.
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned nine times.
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As a constitutional amendment bill, the GST needs the support of two-thirds of the House and the government will need the support of Opposition parties.
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The Congress, say sources, believes that its biggest bet to stall business is to rally support against Mr Gadkari.
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"The report is being deliberately misinterpreted for political reasons," the minister said.
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