The government is reaching out to the Opposition to bring it on board to ensure passage of the Constitution Amendment Bill for GST in the Winter Session, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu today said. Terming GST as the "need of the hour", Naidu said: "GST should be passed in the Winter Session of Parliament. I appeal to all political parties not to have political consideration, but to think in terms of national interest. There are other political issues on which we can fight but GST has been pending for the last seven years."


He added: "I am confident (about the passage of GST) as the Parliamentary Affairs Minister. I am already in touch with some of the Opposition parties. We are discussing with them and they have meaningful suggestions... they can also be taken into consideration while adopting the Bill in Parliament."