Highlights 1 Jaitley: Celebration will go on despite Opposition's boycott2 Jaitley said Congress' narrow attitude will not stop the nation. 3 Jaitley denied the GST session was Modi government's self-promotionUnion Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said that despite the Opposition boycotting the Special Session of Parliament tonight for launch of the GST, the 'celebration' will go on. "Such narrow attitude will not stop the nation," said Jaitley, adding, "Congress had the opportunity to rise above politics." Congress needs to think whether it wants to take fringe position or mainstream position on issues of national interests," Jaitley said. The July 1 deadline was fixed at the GST Council, which took a unanimous decision on implementing GST, said Jaitley.

Source: India Today June 30, 2017 08:31 UTC