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Lokpal bill: SP walks out of Rajya Sabha

New Delhi: The Samajwadi Party Tuesday walked out of the Rajya Sabha protesting the Lokpal bill, saying the legislation is not in "public interest".Opposing the bill in the upper house, Samajwadi Party leader Ramgopal Yadav

IANS Updated on: December 17, 2013 13:45 IST
Debate on the anti-graft legislation was taken up by the upper house after SP members walked out.

The SP is now the only party which is opposing the Lokpal bill, as all other parties are on board.

The breakthrough came after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi met with SP chief Mulayam Singh.

SP members disrupted the upper house Friday, not allowing the debate to be taken up.
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