Congress to boycott GST session, as will JD (U) and most other Oppn parties

The Left parties have asked their Members of Parliament to stay away from the function

Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s political assessment prevailed over economist Manmohan Singh as the Congress on Thursday said it will boycott the special midnight session of parliament on June 30 to mark the rolling out of the Goods and Services Tax (GST).

The Congress said it would stay away not just because this was an imperfect GST, but also given the atmosphere in the country when joblessness is increasing, farmers are being killed in police firing and Muslims being lynched.

According to sources, after obtaining views of her key aides, Sonia had taken the political decision to boycott the special session