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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today brushed aside concerns of Parliament's upcoming monsoon session being disrupted over the Lalit Modi controversy, saying some people may be relevant to TV channels but not to governance.
He expressed hope that parties would support the government on crucial constitution amendment bills on GST and land legislation.
Briefing reporters on the Cabinet decisions taken on Wednesday, he said, "The government is hopeful that no political party would take an anti-development and anti-growth position. Bills like GST and land are extremely important for the economy."
Jaitley refused to comment on reports that Congress has set a condition that External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje be sacked for their reported help to and business links with Lalit Modi.
Though the Congress has refuted the reports that it has asked for the resignations as a quid pro quo for supporting the Bills in Parliament, it has set five tough riders for concurrence on the constitution amendment Bill on GST. The conditions include doing away with 1% tax over GST, proposed in the Bill to woo the manufacturing states.
