After wanting chief eco adviser out, Swamy targets GST bill

June 22, 2016 10:42

Fresh from opposing chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian, it has come to light that Dr Subramanian Swamy is also opposed to the Goods and Services Tax bill, which is on top of the agenda for the Modi government in the forthcoming monsoon session of Parliament.

In a communication to the Prime Minister's Office, Dr Swamy is said to have listed out the GST's negatives.

The buzz in Delhi's political circles is that he may abstain from voting in the Rajya Sabha as and when it happens, since it is "a Congress bill'. Why should I vote for it, he has begun to ask in private conversations.

Naturally, the BJP leadership is worried over his fresh salvo. Watch this space!

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