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West Bengal's finance minister, Amit Mitra, may skip the meeting called by union finance minister Arun Jaitley in New Delhi on May 18, on grounds of ill health.
"I had viral fever and till recently was barely able to speak because of a sore throat. If my health permits, I will attend the meeting", Mitra said here on the sidelines of a meeting with industry officials.
However, he added that although he may not be physically present to attend the meeting, government officials involved in the GST rollout will take forward the agenda.
His statement comes at a time when the centre-state relations
