Constitutional Amendment Bill

BJP president Amit Shah issued a stern warning to the MPs that such conduct should never be repeated

Opposition backs govt to pass a constitutional amendment bill, that seeks to give constitutional status to the National Commission for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes

The first meeting of the newly constituted GST Council will be held on 22 and 23 September

GST will benefit Goa as it is largely a consumer state driven by revenues from tourism and the services sector, says Goa CM Laxmikant Parsekar

All parties in the Maharashtra legislature supported the bill moved by the BJP-Shiv Sena government

In other news, PM Narendra Modi stresses on India's sovereign and economic unity in his monthly radio address 'Mann Ki Baat'

The GST bill has to be ratified by at least 16 states in 30 days after it is passed by the Parliament

Out of the 16 states that need to ratify the GST, BJP-NDA is in power in 14 states and the BJP wants to make the most of its presence to press home the advantage

The Rajya Sabha will now debate the constitutional amendment bill for the overdue shift to a goods and services tax

The whip is significant as NDA is hopeful that the GST bill will be tabled in Rajya Sabha this week and will be taken up for discussion and passage