Concerns raised on GST principled, bona fide: Congress

November 24, 2015 21:47

The Congress today sought to dismiss government's suggestion to reconsider some of its view on GST contending that the concerns raised by the party are "not partisan grandstanding" like that of the BJP.

"Concerns raised by the Congress, unlike the BJP, are not partisan grandstanding but are principled and bona fide.

"I would like to advice the government, the prime minister and the finance Minister to engage with the Opposition with respect and humility and shed its mindset of arrogance and confrontation," senior party spokesperson Anand Sharma said.

He was reacting to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's statement in the evening asking Congress to reconsider its suggestions on GST saying that a "flawed architecture" can "damage" the system much more than it can benefit.

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