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PTISrinagar: BJP MLAs, right, protest during a session of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, in Srinagar. The opposition BJP had demanded adjournment of the Question Hour for a discussion on the situation in the aftermath of the recent floods in the Union territory. 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.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.Live EventsChief Minister Abdullah responded to the demand, saying Gupta has been MoS Finance and knows it better than him that the GST is a federal act and no change can be made in this assembly."What I am putting before the House has been approved by GST council. We are only putting it for ratification," Abdullah added.Speaker Rather said the Act cannot be amended at this stage and the bill should be passed without wasting the time of the House.The bill was then passed through a voice vote.Add as a Reliable and Trusted News Source Add Now! (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel) Read More News onJammu and Kashmir AssemblyGST Act amendmentsOmar AbdullahBJP MLA Pawan GuptaGoods and Services Tax Councilfederal actratificationSpeaker Abdul Rahim RatherGST Councilvoice vote (Catch all the Business News, Breaking News and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times.) Subscribe to The Economic Times Prime and read the ET ePaper online....moreless (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel)Read More News onJammu and Kashmir AssemblyGST Act amendmentsOmar AbdullahBJP MLA Pawan GuptaGoods and Services Tax Councilfederal actratificationSpeaker Abdul Rahim RatherGST Councilvoice vote(Catch all the Business News, Breaking News and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times.) Subscribe to The Economic Times Prime and read the ET ePaper online....moreless Prime ExclusivesInvestment IdeasStock Report PlusePaperWealth Edition123View all Stories
