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The Opposition in India would try to corner the government for its "attempts to destabilise" states ruled by it and the Kashmir unrest in Parliament, but also offer "merit-based" support to measures like the GST Bill which Prime Minister Narendra Modi said was of "national importance". At an all-party meeting in New Delhi on the eve of the Monsoon Session from July 18 , leaders of several opposition parties talked about the recent developments in Arunachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Apparently, Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad criticised that the states no longer trusted the BJP-led government at the Centre. Modi thanked all parties for "speaking in one voice" on the developments in Kashmir and sought their support in the passage of the GST Bill. Modi said important bills, including the GST, are to be taken up during the session and expressed the hope that there would be meaningful discussions and outcomes. He noted that the issue was not about which government would get the credit for the passage of the GST bill. Ghulam Nabi Azad accused the government of "using all tricks" to destabilise opposition-ruled governments and took potshots at Modi over his talk of cooperation between the Centre and states by pointing out that even a BJP ally like Akali Dal has attacked it over "undermining" states.
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