[As it appears, the trajectory of the land bill is still uncertain. The concerted drumbeats by the media is drowning out the significant fact that things are still not frozen. The stands of the Congress, the Left, the Janata Parivar, in particular, remain to be watched.]
I/II. http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31804&articlexml=Govt-moves-to-send-land-bill-to-joint-12052015012050 May 12 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Govt moves to send land bill to joint panel New Delhi: TIMES NEWS NETWORK ***The Modi government on Monday made a significant move to clear the way for passage of the land bill in the monsoon session but was struggling to make headway because of uncertainty over whether the Congress will join the joint committee of Parliament proposed to be set up for a fresh scrutiny of the contentious legislation.*** [Emphasis added.] Sources said the government discussed its suggestion of setting up a joint committee of the two Houses to examine afresh the reservations expressed by opposition parties, with representatives of the Congress and others, while agreeing to refer the GST bill to a select committee of Rajya Sabha. However, while several parties welcomed the move and even submitted names of those who would represent them on the panel, the government was still waiting to hear from the Congress. The proposed 30-member joint committee is proposed to be tasked with submitting its findings in the first week of the monsoon session. Given the BJP's superior numbers in the Lok Sabha, the panel is expected to support the bill, clearing the way for it to be introduced for voting in the RS. Though it will be defeated in Rajya Sabha, a vote will allow the government to convene a joint sitting of Parliament where it can hope to prevail because of its overwhelming Lok Sabha numbers. The government is considering senior BJP member S S Ahluwalia as its choice to head the joint committee. The move, along with the offer to send the GST bill to a select committee, possibly headed by the BJP's Bhupendra Yadav , with the mandate to submit its report in the monsoon session, will have set the stage for the government to get two big ticket reforms cleared in the next couple of months. II. http://www.pressreader.com/india/the-times-of-india-new-delhi-edition/20150512/281840052239142/TextView -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to greenyouth+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to greenyouth@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
