‘Going Stronger Together’: PM Modi Hopes GST Spirit Prevails

Modi said the passage of the GST showed the good that can be achieved when all political parties come together.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister Ananth Kumar arrive to attend an all-party meeting ahead of the monsoon session of Parliament.

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In an address on the first day of Parliament’s Monsoon Session, Narendra Modi touched upon two things – the recently implemented GST and the ongoing Presidential election.

He said that another meaning of GST was "Growing Stronger Together" and hoped that Parliamentarians would help keep up the spirit of the new tax regime. In the same address, he said that the Session was significant because it would see the election of a new president and a vice-president for the country.

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It is my firm belief that the Monsoon Session will provide an opportunity to all political parties and MPs to enter into a high standard of debate and to provide value addition for taking major decisions in larger national interest.

Narendra Modi

The prime minister said the passage of the GST showed the good that can be achieved when all political parties and all governments come together and work for the nation. Modi said whenever political parties and government take decisions keeping in mind national interest, it shows their commitment towards the larger public good.

It has been proved successfully with the implementation of GST. The GST spirit is about growing stronger together. I hope the same GST spirit prevails in this session.

Narendra Modi