GST Bill Will Definitely Be Passed: Prakash Javadekar, Environment Minister
Javadekar also accused the Congress of "stalling the progress of the country" by disrupting Parliament.
"Democracy is not in its nature," he alleged.
"They want to stall the progress of the country. When they were in power they used to hold up files... We have started giving approval to all development projects by taking states into confidence," he said.
He further alleged that the Congress did not want the country to prosper, thinking that it had a future only if poverty continued.
"But the mentality of poor has changed, now they also want progress, therefore they elected Narendra Modi, which the Congress cannot digest," he said.
The Union Minister claimed that some non-NDA states too are on board on GST.
When pointed out that even the BJP opposed GST when it was in the Opposition, Javadekar said: "At that time, our opposition was because of objections raised by many states, and we said they should be taken into confidence and a consensus evolved."
He added, "We created consensus among the states in one year. This is the difference."
The Minister termed the Congress as "anti-poor, anti-progress and anti-democracy".
"We will tell people all this. The Congress is hell bent on destroying the country," he alleged.
Pitching Jan Dhan and recently launched insurance schemes, Javadekar said the Modi government is pro-villagers and pro-poor.
"We have a direct relationship with the poor, which others could not digest," he added.
On the Land Acquisition Bill, he said a Joint Committee examining the issue will submit its report in the winter session.
"From the first day, we made nine changes. Whatever good suggestions came, we accepted," the Minister said.
Read Also:
