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Signs of Thaw After Government Reaches Out on GST Bill

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NEW DELHI:  With Prime Minister Narendra Modi directly reaching out to the Opposition at the all-party meeting on Wednesday to assure them that his ministers — Arun Jaitley and Prakash Javadekar — will  take their views on board on the GST and climate change, the first tangible signs of a thaw in the atmospherics could be discerned. Even the Congress, as put forth by Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad, was ready for discussion with the government on the GST with an “open mind”, which is a significant shift. Another party leader Randeep Singh Surjewala later added, “We’re ready to negotiate on all issues, provided the talks are conducted in a structured manner”.