Virat Kohli was a case study during the GST Bill debate in Rajya Sabha

There was a high-quality debate in the Parliament of India before the GST Bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Parliamentarians from different political spectrum offered their nuanced views and also argued over the pros and cons of the Bill, which is considered to be the biggest tax reform since Independence.

Apart from the talk about rates, percentages, and numbers, it was rather surprising to hear Indian Test skipper Virat Kohli’s name during one of the speeches.

Virat’s name was mentioned by TMC MP Derek O’Brien, which was mainly to emphasize the importance of implementing this crucial reform as soon as possible. By this, he also pointed out the delay in the implementation with the 27-year old batsman as an example.

“Sir, I want to end with a little story. There was a boy of Class X at Xavier School in Delhi — a little known Delhi school compared to fancy Delhi schools — he was born at the time the GST concept was first introduced. He was in Class X in 2005. The boy, who was in Class X, is today winning us fame and great victories in West Indies. His name is Virat Kohli,” he said.

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“There are millions of young Virat Kohlis across the country who are looking at us today. For their sake and for the sake of India tomorrow, we need to deliberate, we need to debate, we need to legislate and we need to implement the GST Bill. The faster we do it, the better it would be,” O’Brien concluded.