A statement from the Rajya Sabha Secretariat said President Pranab Mukherjee has prorogued the 234th session of the Rajya Sabha.
The Upper House of Parliament was in the midst of Budget session and it went into recess from March 20 to meet again on April 20. The Budget session was to end on May 8 but with Rajya Sabha being prorogued, the session comes to an end for it.
This paves way for the Union Cabinet to recommend to the President re-issuance of the Land Ordinance which is otherwise lapsing on April 5.
Under the Constitution, at least one of the Houses has to be prorogued to enable the government to issue an Ordinance.
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The Land Acquisition Ordinance, which was promulgated in December last, will lapse on April 5 because it could not be converted into a law by Parliament.
It will also become the second Ordinance to be re-promulgated by the Narendra Modi government after the one on Coal block allocations.