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Pvt members' business dispensed with for Lokpal Bill debate

Chairman Hamid Ansari said it has been the practice of the House that no bill is passed without a full debate unless both sides agree to forgo it

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Dec 13 2013 | 12:37 PM IST
Rajya Sabha today dispensed with the scheduled private members' resolutions to allow a full debate on the Lokpal Bill.

Chairman Hamid Ansari said it has been the practice of the House that no bill is passed without a full debate unless both sides agree to forgo it.

The bill will be taken up for discussion immediately after laying of papers, he said.

To enable a full debate on the Lokpal Bill, he said private members' business, which was scheduled for 2:30 PM, would be dispensed with.

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First Published: Dec 13 2013 | 12:26 PM IST

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