Rajya Sabha to take up coal, mining bills today

March 20, 2015 10:10

The Mines and Minerals Bill and the Coal Mines Bill will be taken up in the Rajya Sabha on Friday.

Opposition yesterday forced deferment of consideration of the contentious Mines and Minerals Bill in Rajya Sabha till today, arguing that mineral-bearing states had not been consulted.

The House saw four adjournments of brief spells in quick succession after members from Congress and Left, opposing taking up of discussion on Mines and Minerals Bill, created uproar.

Congress members even stormed the Well of the House amid demands that the Mines and Minerals Bill be again sent to the Select Committee which already scrutinised the proposed legislation and presented its report to the House only on Wednesday.

After the adjournments totalling 50 minutes, an agreement was reached between the treasury and Opposition benches that the bill will be taken up Friday.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said if the House fails to take up the bills Friday, the last day of the first part of the Budget session, the session will have to be extended.

He asked members to understand the difficulties of the government and told them that if some amendments are made in the bill, it will have to go back to Lok Sabha.

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