A first: RS passes Budget 2013 without debate

March 21, 2013 14:17

Faced with paucity of time, the Rajya Sabha today approved Union Budget 2013-14 without debate, a development witnessed perhaps for the first time, which triggered protests from Opposition members.

With only one day left for the House to go into month-long recess, the chair directed members to lay their written speeches so that the crucial money bill could be returned in time.

The Lok Sabha has already passed this bill.

EMS Natchiappan, who was in the Chair, said a decision has been taken by Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari that members could lay their speeches in the limit of 400 words either on the table of the House or electronically later and it would become part of the proceedings.

For those of you who had missed it, we had reported last night that this is how things will pan out in the RS today.

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