So, why did we bring up the SC/ST reservations bill? Because the bill is now taking up almost as much time in Parliament as the FDI debate and bill did, last week.

Today, Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Kamal Nath was seen talking to Naresh Aggarwal of the Samajwadi Party in Central Hall, for more than 30 minutes.
If any of you can read body language, have a go. Kamal Nath was standing, bracing himself against the wall. His other hand rested on the Aggarwal's shoulder.  The interlude did not go unnoticed by BSP MPs.
A little later, Congress MP Rajiv Sukhla and the SP's Ramgopal Yadav joined Kamal Nath. Nobody else ventured close to the four and the buzz among MPs was that they seemed to be discussing state secrets.