NC, Congress stage protest outside J&K assembly

Agencies

Srinagar: Opposition National Conference (NC) and the Congress on Saturday protested outside the state assembly against “innocent killings” in Kashmir.

The state government has convened a special session on Saturday to discuss the Goods and Services Tax

The protesting legislators carried placards saying “stop innocent killings”, “stop state terrorism”.

The state government has convened a special session on Saturday to discuss the Goods and Services Tax (GST) implementation which needs a constitutional amendment by the legislature so that the new tax regime is adopted in the state.

Meanwhile, groups of traders, manufacturers and other businessmen staged a sit-in in the city’s Lal Chowk area against the GST.