The process for the Assembly elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, where the tenure of the Assemblies is set to end in May-June, will begin in the midst of the Budget Ses
The process for the Assembly elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, where the tenure of the Assemblies is set to end in May-June, will begin in the midst of the Budget Session and that could raise questions about the number of sittings in the session. A curtailment may be necessary to accommodate election campaigning by leaders.
Parliamentary affairs minister M. Venkaiah Naidu had earlier this month met Congress president Sonia Gandhi seeking cooperation for the early passage of the Goods and Services Tax Bill and the Real Estate Bill.
Mr Naidu on Saturday said the Opposition should refrain from disrupting the proceedings.
“We have no problem. Government is ready to discuss any and every issue,” he said amidst indications that the Opposition might aggressively take up the issue of imposition of President’s Rule in Congress-ruled Arunachal Pradesh and the suicide of a dalit student at Hyderabad University.
The Winter Session had ended on December 23, leaving the Goods and Services Tax Bill and a number of other measures in limbo.
In the Winter Session, the Rajya Sabha passed nine bills but lost 47 hours due to disruptions caused almost every day by the Congress which raised one issue after another.
