Opposition divided on attending midnight GST event

Members of Parliament (MPs) of several Opposition parties will not attend a function in the Central Hall of Parliament on the midnight of June 30 to mark the roll-out of the goods and services tax (GST).
 
While senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said his party would make its position public on Thursday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee declared that his party MPs would boycott the function. There are divisions within the Opposition on the issue. While members of the Nationalist Congress Party and the Janata Dal (United) are likely to attend the event, Left parties’ MPs might