Srinagar, Oct 31 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Friday ratified the amendments to the Goods and Services Tax Act, which were passed recently in the GST Council.

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah moved the bill in the assembly for ratification.

The bill to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 was taken into consideration after a voice vote. Show Full Article

However, BJP MLA Pawan Gupta wanted to move amendments to the bill, but was turned down by Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather who said amendments cannot be made at this stage.

“I am talking about reforms which are to be done by the state. We are not challenging the Central Act,” Gupta said.

Chief Minister Abdullah responded to the demand, saying Gupta has been MoS Finance and knows it better than him that the GS

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