The Telangana State Assembly has approved the Telangana GST (Amendment) Bill 2026 amidst uproarious scenes last evening. The MIM legislators staged a walkout protesting the bill, while the BJP members tried to march to the well of the house, demanding an opportunity to reply to the allegations levelled by the MIM against the Centre.

 

Introducing the Bill on behalf of the Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, Excise and Prohibition minister J. Krishna Rao, said the amendment was a “technical updation” mandated by the Centre, despite the state losing revenues over ethanol blending in petrol.

 

MIM Floor Leader Akbaruddin Owaisi alleged that the Centre is pushing Telangana into a debt trap under the pretext of ‘one nation, one tax’ and smaller states are suffering. The MIM opposed the bill.  BJP legislators Payal Shankar and others said the GST reforms had rationalised taxes and made four-wheelers more affordable for the middle class.

 

They alleged that the MIM was misleading the House, prompting sharp exchanges. On Speaker’s panel member R. Prakash Reddy denying microphones to protesting BJP MLAs, led to uproar and they tried to march to the well of the House. Amidst din, the house passed the bill. —EoM