The Government has decided to extend session of lok Sabha till May 13 to give last minute push to some pending legislations, including the controversial land Acquisition Bill. With this, the end of the second part of the Budget Session of the lower House will coincide with that of the Rajya Sabha whose sittings also comes to an end on May 13.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCP) chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh. Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Rajiv Pratap Rudy said after the meeting that a number of legislations are pending for passage and hence the CCP has decided to recommend extending the session in lok Sabha for three more working days till May 13.
“The CCPA met on Thursday and decided that the session in lok Sabha should be extended for three more days on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,” he said. The Bills that Rudy named for consideration during the extended period include the land Bill.
Since Friday is a day for taking up private members Bill, the land Bill may come up only on Monday. Besides the land Bill, the extension of House is done with a view to facilitate passage of other important pending Bills including, Black Money Bill, the National Waterways Bill, Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2015, Delhi High Court (Amendment) ,Whistle Blowers Bill and the Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets (Imposition of New Tax) Bill, 2015.
The GST Bill which has been passed by the lok Sabha may test waters in Rajya Sabha on Monday where the Government is in minority. Apart from drawing support from the Congress, the Government has been worried on account of the attendance of members.