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On Tuesday, Sisodia had written to Jaitley demanding postponement of the GST Council meeting through video conferencing on Wednesday. “The GST Council meeting via video-conferencing could not have decided on such critical tax decisions involving the real estate sector and lotteries,” he told the media here. Photo: ANINew Delhi: Delhi Finance Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday opposed what he called “rushing through” of important decisions in the GST Council meeting via video-conferencing, alleging the hasty meeting was aimed to facilitate the real estate and lottery lobbies. Unfortunately, many BJP-run state governments are also under pressure from the real estate lobbyists,” Sisodia alleged. The meeting, held earlier in the day, however, remained inconclusive since finance ministers of some states sought a “physical meeting” to discuss such important issues..