Congress on Thursday said it will not attend the launch of GST in Parliament House at midnight on Friday. <br/><br/>Briefing media in New Delhi, senior party leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said Congress is not opposed to GST per se, but the BJP is blowing the event out of proportion. <br/><br/>He said no function other than those related to country's independence have been held in Central Hall of Parliament at midnight so far. He said, perhaps BJP does not realise the greatness of freedom struggle. <br/><br/>Mr. Azad said the Congress is boycotting the event also because the NDA government is silent on several issues including growing unemployment. <br/><br/>Another Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said Congress governments passed many landmark legislations during their tenures but never held a midnight session like this.

Congress on Thursday said it will not attend the launch of GST in Parliament House at midnight on Friday. Briefing media in New Delhi, senior party leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said the functions held at midnight in central hall of Parliament so far were related to country's independence. <br/><br/>He said, perhaps BJP does not realise the greatness of freedom struggle. Mr Azad said government is silent on several issues including unemployment but is publicizing this event out of proportion. <br/><br/>Another Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said Congress governments passed many landmark legislations during their tenures but never held a midnight session like this.<br/><br/>Anand Sharma said by convening the function, Prime Minister and his government are insulting the very memory of India's freedom struggle. He termed it as a publicity gimmick.