SHILLONG, SEPT 9: Meghalaya on Friday became the 21st state in the country to ratify the 122nd Constitution amendment (Goods and Service Tax) Bill, 2014 after it was unanimously passed in the first day of the assembly session.
Minister in-charge law Roshan Warjri moved a government resolution to ratify the Constitution (122 amendment) Bill, 2014. The bill was approved by the house unanimously with voice votes.
Earlier, when the Speaker, Abu Taher Mondal asked if any member of the house would be interested to participate in the discussion over the resolution moved, none participated.
However, Opposition chief whip James Sangma said that they could not participate in the discussion over the resolution as the government did not supply the necessary papers before the session.
“Time and again, we have been asking that MLAs should be supplied with necessary papers. When we were not given those papers, how you expect us that within half an hour after seeing the papers lying in-front of us today, we can discuss about this,” Sangma told reporters after the session.
“A bill is not an ordinary document, it has a lot of nuances that need to be understood, and then go ahead and debate,” he added.
Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said that GST will facilitate transparency and bring in much needed transparency and higher investments in the coming years.-By Our Reporter
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