Lokpal Bill to be introduced in Parliament today
The government is all set to introduce the Lokpal Bill in the Lok Sabha on Thursday as parliament session has been extended for three days from December 27 to facilitate its passage.
By PTI | Updated:
NEW DELHI: The government is all set to introduce the Lokpal Bill in the Lok Sabha on Thursday as parliament session has been extended for three days from December 27 to facilitate its passage.
The bill will be circulated to members before introduction on Thursday after securing the mandatory assent from the President since there was some financial implication in it.
The government gave up a move to get the bill passed on Friday and stuck to yesterday's business advisory committee's decision to go for an extension beyond Christmas.
Leader of the House in Lok Sabha Pranab Mukherjee held a meeting with main opposition BJP to discuss these issues and convince the party that there was no other option but to extend the winter session by three more days.
After some initial reluctance, the BJP, represented by Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, her Rajya Sabha counterpart Arun Jaitley and L K Advani, agreed.
The government will introduce the new Lokpal Bill in Lok Sabha today and withdraw the existing one which had been introduced in the monsoon session.
Minister for parliamentary affairs Pawan Kumar Bansal said eight hours have been earmarked for discussion in each House.
The bill will be circulated to members before introduction on Thursday after securing the mandatory assent from the President since there was some financial implication in it.
The government has extended the winter session of Parliament for three days from December 27 to 29, after a four-day Christmas break, for facilitating passage of the Lokpal bill.
After its expected passage in the Lok Sabha on December 27, the bill will come up in Rajya Sabha the next day.
Parliament will also discuss the Whistleblowers Bill and the Judicial Accountability Bill during the extended session.
While the Lok Sabha will discuss the Whistleblowers Bill along with the Lokpal Bill, the Upper House will discuss both the Bills separately.
The bill will be circulated to members before introduction on Thursday after securing the mandatory assent from the President since there was some financial implication in it.
The government gave up a move to get the bill passed on Friday and stuck to yesterday's business advisory committee's decision to go for an extension beyond Christmas.
Leader of the House in Lok Sabha Pranab Mukherjee held a meeting with main opposition BJP to discuss these issues and convince the party that there was no other option but to extend the winter session by three more days.
After some initial reluctance, the BJP, represented by Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, her Rajya Sabha counterpart Arun Jaitley and L K Advani, agreed.
The government will introduce the new Lokpal Bill in Lok Sabha today and withdraw the existing one which had been introduced in the monsoon session.
ADVERTISEMENT
Minister for parliamentary affairs Pawan Kumar Bansal said eight hours have been earmarked for discussion in each House.
The bill will be circulated to members before introduction on Thursday after securing the mandatory assent from the President since there was some financial implication in it.
The government has extended the winter session of Parliament for three days from December 27 to 29, after a four-day Christmas break, for facilitating passage of the Lokpal bill.
After its expected passage in the Lok Sabha on December 27, the bill will come up in Rajya Sabha the next day.
ADVERTISEMENT
Parliament will also discuss the Whistleblowers Bill and the Judicial Accountability Bill during the extended session.
While the Lok Sabha will discuss the Whistleblowers Bill along with the Lokpal Bill, the Upper House will discuss both the Bills separately.
Download
The Economic Times Business News App for the Latest News in Business, Sensex, Stock Market Updates & More.
The Economic Times Business News App for the Latest News in Business, Sensex, Stock Market Updates & More.
Download
The Economic Times News App for Quarterly Results, Latest News in ITR, Business, Share Market, Live Sensex News & More.
The Economic Times News App for Quarterly Results, Latest News in ITR, Business, Share Market, Live Sensex News & More.
Related Articles
Anna Hazare threatens to go on fast from Mar 23 if Lokpal bill not passedADVERTISEMENT
