Nitish Kumar, Bihar’s chief minister and JD(U) party president on Tuesday granted his government’s full support to Center on Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, resulting into more pressure on Congress who still is not looking to provide it support to the bill without completion of their own demands.
The finance minister Arun Jaitley had a meeting with Nitish Kumar, on GST and after the meeting Nitish Kumar granted his full support to center on GST.
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After the meeting, while speaking with the media, Kumar said, “We have always supported the GST. We supported it during the UPA and support it now. This is in the interest of the country and states. Our party fully supports it.”
Nitish Kumar, now has joined the group of non-NDA parties who have supported GST including Trinamool Congress, Biju Janata Dal, Samajwadi Party.
The move will put more pressure on coalition party in Kumar’s Bihar government, Congress, which is the main party opposing the GST.
By Prajakt K.
