Failing to forge a consensus, the Government on Thursday referred to the Standing Committee, a Bill to keep political parties out of the ambit of the RTI Act. Minister of State for Personnel V Narayanasamy, who piloted the RTI (Amendment) Bill, 2013 in the lok Sabha last month, informed the House that in a bid to hold wider consultations, the Government is recommending that the Bill be referred to the Standing Committee on law and Personnel.The Bill is aimed at negating a Central Information Commission order which said political parties were public authorities and should come under RTI Act ambit.