Parliament to debate Liberhan report next week
December 3rd, 2009 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) The debate on the Liberhan Commission report in the Lok Sabha has been rescheduled to Dec 7 and 8, while in the Rajya Sabha it will be held Dec 9 and 10, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said here Thursday.
Javadekar told reporters that members were keen to have the debate in both the houses in the same week. He also said that copies of the commission report on the Babri Masjid demolition had been made available in Hindi.
The earlier date of discussion in the Lok Sabha had been fixed for Dec 9 and 10.
The Samajwadi Party had agreed to the revised schedule, Javadekar said.
BJP president Rajnath Singh will initiate the debate on behalf of the party in the Lok Sabha while Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley is expected to be the party’s first speaker in the House of Elders. BJP leaders Sushma Swaraj, Ravi Shankar Prasad and Venkaiah Naidu are also expected to speak on the commission report.
Several leaders of the BJP, including L.K. Advani, have been indicted by the Liberhan Commission that probed the Dec 6, 1992, Babri Masjid demolition.
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