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Sonia slams 'arrogant' Modi govt for 'sabotaging' Parliament winter session

According to sources, the government is considering a truncated Winter session of around 10 days starting from the second week of December

Congress President Sonia Gandhi. Photo: PTI
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Congress President Sonia Gandhi. Photo: PTI

Press Trust of India New Delhi
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday launched an all-out attack on the government, accusing it of sabotaging the Winter session of Parliament on filmy grounds. 

Addressing the meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), she also accused the government of being "ill-prepared" to implement the goods and services tax (GST), which she described as a "flawed" tax regime.

The Congress president also hit out at the government over demonetisation, saying the move left millions of people "suffering".

"The Modi-government in its arrogance has cast a dark shadow on India' Parliamentary democracy by sabotaging the Winter session of Parliament on flimsy grounds," she told

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