Govt may bring women's bill in LS in second phase of session

New Delhi, Mar 10 (PTI) Government is in no hurry to
bring the Women's Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha (Lower
House of Indian Parliament) in the first phase of current
session ending on March 16 and may go for it in the second
phase starting from April 12.

Asked when the bill would be brought in the Lok Sabha,
Parliamentary Affairs Minister P K Bansal did not give any
clear indication but suggested that the government would like
the tempers to cool.
"We want everyone on board. We will certainly try for a
congenial atmosphere. Some efforts will have to be made to
avoid such things that had occurred in the Rajya Sabha
(yesterday during passing of the bill)," Bansal said.
He said that the Lok Sabha Business Advisory Committee
(BAC) on March 12 would decide on when to take up the bill.
At the same time, he said there were other important official
business, including financial bills, to be taken up before the
House adjourns on March 16.
"Certainly by May seven in all probability it will be
passed," he said on the Women's Reservation Bill. May seven is
the last day of the Budget session.
Earlier, Union Law Minister M Veerappa Moily had
indicated that the bill could be taken up on March 15 or March
16 but went on to say that a decision on this will be taken by
the BAC.
On the demand for revocation of suspension of seven MPs
against whom action was taken by the Rajya Sabha (Upper House
of Indian Parliament) for their unruly behaviour when the bill
was taken up, Bansal said, "Nobody is averse to the idea."
"We want them to be in Parliament. It was an unsavoury
incident that took place. We were rather compelled to take
that bitter pill," he said adding, the dignity of the House
was involved. PTI SPG
SDE


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