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Draft on women`s quota after consensus: Sushma
New Delhi, July 20: Throwing the ball in the speaker`s court, government today said it will attempt any new draft on the Women`s Reservation Bill only after a political consensus is evolved on the issue in efforts made by the Lok Sabha presiding officer.
New Delhi, July 20: Throwing the ball in the speaker's court, government today said it will attempt any new draft on the Women's Reservation Bill only after a political consensus is evolved on the issue in efforts made by the Lok Sabha presiding officer.
"We will not bring the bill without consensus. We will wait for the speaker's direction," Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj told reporters on the eve of the monsoon session of Parliament.
She said the proposal for double-member constituenies was made by the bjp and the government will go for it only after other political parties agree to it. "If there is any modification required in that we will go by that.... Whatever the speaker says."
Meanwhile, Swaraj ruled out a legislation on construction of a Ram Temple in Ayodhya saying the BJP did not have the allies' support on it. Asked why the government could not hold a joint sitting of Parliament for passage of the bill like it did in the case of Pota, she said, "For Pota there was no opposition from allies. This is very different from that." Listing out crucial legislations to be taken up during the session, she said these included several pending ones on Lokpal Bill, Fiscal Responsibility Bill, Central Vigilance Commission, Airports Authority of India Bill and Indian Council of World Affairs.
Among the 16 new bills on government's agenda are the National Commission for Children Bill, Juvenile Justice Bill, Banking Regulation and Electricity Bill.
"Besides this, government is ready for any discussion sought by the opposition," Swaraj said.
To a question on a legislation for Delhi's statehood, she said the home ministry had not put any such proposal before her ministry.
About opposition boycott of Defence Minister George Fernandes, she said attempts will be made with leaders of opposition parties to end it to enable Fernandes function in the house like any other minister. Swaraj said there would be 22 sittings during the 33-day session with Raksha Bandhan and August 15 as holidays.
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She said the proposal for double-member constituenies was made by the bjp and the government will go for it only after other political parties agree to it. "If there is any modification required in that we will go by that.... Whatever the speaker says."
Meanwhile, Swaraj ruled out a legislation on construction of a Ram Temple in Ayodhya saying the BJP did not have the allies' support on it. Asked why the government could not hold a joint sitting of Parliament for passage of the bill like it did in the case of Pota, she said, "For Pota there was no opposition from allies. This is very different from that." Listing out crucial legislations to be taken up during the session, she said these included several pending ones on Lokpal Bill, Fiscal Responsibility Bill, Central Vigilance Commission, Airports Authority of India Bill and Indian Council of World Affairs.
Among the 16 new bills on government's agenda are the National Commission for Children Bill, Juvenile Justice Bill, Banking Regulation and Electricity Bill.
"Besides this, government is ready for any discussion sought by the opposition," Swaraj said.
To a question on a legislation for Delhi's statehood, she said the home ministry had not put any such proposal before her ministry.
About opposition boycott of Defence Minister George Fernandes, she said attempts will be made with leaders of opposition parties to end it to enable Fernandes function in the house like any other minister. Swaraj said there would be 22 sittings during the 33-day session with Raksha Bandhan and August 15 as holidays.
Bureau Report