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Telangana: PM invites top BJP leaders for dinner on Feb 12

New Delhi:  Amid continued disruption of Parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has invited top BJP leaders for dinner on February 12 to seek their support for the passage of the crucial Telangana bill and other

The Telangana bill is likely to be tabled in Rajya Sabha in a day or two after the President accords his approval.  The Union Cabinet had cleared the bill on Friday and the government has sent it to the President for his approval before introducing the measure in Parliament.
 
Proceedings in both Houses of Parliament have continued to be disrupted over the Telangana issue ever since the session commenced on February 5.

The government wants to urgently clear the bill after having announced the decision to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh as this is the last session before elections are declared.