PM Modi has described the imminent passage of GST as a victory for Indian Democracy. Speaking in the Lok Sabha, Prime Minister called the Goods and Services Tax (GST) as a "Great Step by Team India," a "Great Step Towards Transformation," and a "Great Step Towards Transparency."

He was intervening during the debate in the Lok Sabha on the GST Bill. The Prime Minister noted the date - 8th August - and recalled that in 1942, on this very day Mahatma Gandhi had given the call for the Quit India Movement. He said that today, the country would begin its march towards freedom from tax terrorism.

He described the imminent passage of the Bill as a victory not for any political party, but for Indian democracy.

Recalling the discussions and parleys on the Goods and Services Tax, the Prime Minister said that he had invited both Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to discuss the same. He noted that one of them was a Lok Sabha MP and the other was a Rajya Sabha MP.

The Prime Minister said that the consensus over GST is proving that Rashtraneeti is above Rajneeti (national issues are above politics) in India.

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