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Lokpal Bill to come up in Rajya Sabha on Dec 13: Kamal Nath

New Delhi: The Lokpal Bill is a priority for the government  and will come up in Rajya Sabha tomorrow, according to Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath."Our priority is Lokpal Bill. The Lokpal Bill has to

India TV News Desk Updated on: December 12, 2013 19:04 IST
The Winter session, which started on December 5, is scheduled to end on December 20.

Government has assured Anna Hazare that the bill will be taken up in the ongoing Parliament session, but the anti-graft crusader has started an indefinite hunger strike to press for its early passage that entered third day today.

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabh Sushma Swaraj accused the government of trying to cut short the session, thereby stalling the anti-graft bill and said her party is keen that it is taken up without delay.

Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party made it clear that it will oppose the Bill in the Rajya Sabha while the JD(U) and NCP supported its early passage.
There is no question of supporting it, SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav said outside Parliament.

Asked repeatedly why his party is opposing it, Yadav said, "This is hypothetical question. First let it come and then we will tell you."

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