Govt to bring promotion quota bill in budget session: Shinde
21 Dec 2012 12:41 AM GMT
Home minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Thursday said the government would bring the bill for reservation in job promotions to SCs and STs in the budget session of parliament scheduled in February next year.
‘We will bring the bill in the next session,’ said Shinde, after Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die. The bill could not be passed as the Samajwadi Party (SP), which is firmly opposed to the legislation, and did not allow the house to fucntion. Shinde, who is also leader of the house, said he would talk to the SP. ‘There is a lot of time left before the next session,’ he said.
There was little hope for this bill to be passed in the Lok Sabha after the House got adjourned five times till 4 pm on the last day of the winter session. SP members disrupted proceedings and reached the Speaker Meria Kumar’s podium protesting against the bill.
Minister of State in PMO V Narayanasamy moved the bill for consideration and passing and the speaker allowed Congress member PL Punia to speak on it amid the din. While the SP members continued to disrupt the house proceedings and did not allow Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member L.K. Advani to speak, the BJP and Janata Dal-United members also trooped into the well of the house pressing the chair to bring the Lok Sabha to order. The Congress members too started raising pro-quota bill slogans.
The house was adjourned till 12.45 pm, 1 pm, 2 pm, 2.30 pm and then till 4 pm as a divided Lok Sabha could not run in the charged atmosphere. In between the adjournments, SP and Congress members were seen huddled around their respective party leaders Mulayam Singh Yadav and Sonia Gandhi discussing strategies. Though Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) members did not agitate, party chief Mayawati was seen watching the ruckus from the VIP gallery along with her lieutenant Satish Chandra Misra.
‘We will bring the bill in the next session,’ said Shinde, after Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die. The bill could not be passed as the Samajwadi Party (SP), which is firmly opposed to the legislation, and did not allow the house to fucntion. Shinde, who is also leader of the house, said he would talk to the SP. ‘There is a lot of time left before the next session,’ he said.
There was little hope for this bill to be passed in the Lok Sabha after the House got adjourned five times till 4 pm on the last day of the winter session. SP members disrupted proceedings and reached the Speaker Meria Kumar’s podium protesting against the bill.
Minister of State in PMO V Narayanasamy moved the bill for consideration and passing and the speaker allowed Congress member PL Punia to speak on it amid the din. While the SP members continued to disrupt the house proceedings and did not allow Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member L.K. Advani to speak, the BJP and Janata Dal-United members also trooped into the well of the house pressing the chair to bring the Lok Sabha to order. The Congress members too started raising pro-quota bill slogans.
The house was adjourned till 12.45 pm, 1 pm, 2 pm, 2.30 pm and then till 4 pm as a divided Lok Sabha could not run in the charged atmosphere. In between the adjournments, SP and Congress members were seen huddled around their respective party leaders Mulayam Singh Yadav and Sonia Gandhi discussing strategies. Though Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) members did not agitate, party chief Mayawati was seen watching the ruckus from the VIP gallery along with her lieutenant Satish Chandra Misra.
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