Rajnath-led Cabinet Committee to decide on monsoon session of Parl tomorrow

June 28, 2016 13:39

The Cabinet Committee of Political Affairs (CCPA) to meet tomorrow to decide the dates for the Monsoon Session of Parliament, which is likely to begin in the third week of July.

The monsoon session of Parliament is likely to begin from July 18 and conclude on August 12.

The CCPA meet headed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh, has been convened to firm up the schedule.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has already said that the government will try to get the GST Bill passed in this session. He said that all states, except Tamil Nadu, were in favour of the Bill.

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