New Delhi:
A united Opposition today forced the Government to send the controversial Real Estate Bill that seeks to regulate realty business, to a 21-member select committee of Rajya Sabha, which has been asked to submit its report by first week of the Monsoon Session.
After trying twice in this session to take up the bill for consideration and passage in Rajya Sabha where it is not in a position to get it passed due to lack of numbers, the government today brought a motion to refer the bill to Select Committee, chaired by BJP member Anil Madhav Dave.
The other members of the Select Committee include Mansukh L Mandaviya, Shamsher Singh Manhas (all BJP), Shantaram Naik, MV Rajeev Gowda, Kumari Selja (all Congress), Naresh Agrawal (Samajwadi Party), KC Tyagi (Janata Dal-United), Md Nadimul Haque (Trinamool Congress), AW Rabi Bernard (AIADMK), Munquad Ali (Bahujan Samaj Party), Ritabrata Banerjee (Communist Party of India-Marxist), AU Singh Deo (Biju Janata Dal), CM Ramesh (TDP), Majeed Memon (Nationalist Congress Party), Dr KP Ramalingam (DMK), Anil Desai (Shiv Sena), Naresh Gujral (Shiromani Akali Dal), Nazir Ahmed Laway (Peoples Democratic Party), D Kupendra Reddy (Janata Dal-Secular) and Rajeev Chandrasekhar (Independent).
Moving the motion, Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said the government had brought the bill earlier in this session after taking the view of all stakeholders. However, amid lot of criticim the bill was delayed even after the recommendations of the Standing Committee.
Noting that a larger number of members in Upper House, wanted the bill to be sent to Select Committee, Mr Naidu said he has accepted the suggestions of his "honourable colleagues".
Communist Party of India-Marxist had earlier proposed KN Balagopal's name for the Select Committee. However, as he did not want to become a member, he was replaced by Ritabrata Banerjee.
This prompted Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien to remark: "I do not know why does he not want to be in the committee. Usually members want to be in Committee."
Yesterday, the bill was put off indefinitely after a united opposition in the Upper House insisted on sending it to a Select Committee.
After trying twice in this session to take up the bill for consideration and passage in Rajya Sabha where it is not in a position to get it passed due to lack of numbers, the government today brought a motion to refer the bill to Select Committee, chaired by BJP member Anil Madhav Dave.
The other members of the Select Committee include Mansukh L Mandaviya, Shamsher Singh Manhas (all BJP), Shantaram Naik, MV Rajeev Gowda, Kumari Selja (all Congress), Naresh Agrawal (Samajwadi Party), KC Tyagi (Janata Dal-United), Md Nadimul Haque (Trinamool Congress), AW Rabi Bernard (AIADMK), Munquad Ali (Bahujan Samaj Party), Ritabrata Banerjee (Communist Party of India-Marxist), AU Singh Deo (Biju Janata Dal), CM Ramesh (TDP), Majeed Memon (Nationalist Congress Party), Dr KP Ramalingam (DMK), Anil Desai (Shiv Sena), Naresh Gujral (Shiromani Akali Dal), Nazir Ahmed Laway (Peoples Democratic Party), D Kupendra Reddy (Janata Dal-Secular) and Rajeev Chandrasekhar (Independent).
Moving the motion, Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said the government had brought the bill earlier in this session after taking the view of all stakeholders. However, amid lot of criticim the bill was delayed even after the recommendations of the Standing Committee.
Noting that a larger number of members in Upper House, wanted the bill to be sent to Select Committee, Mr Naidu said he has accepted the suggestions of his "honourable colleagues".
Communist Party of India-Marxist had earlier proposed KN Balagopal's name for the Select Committee. However, as he did not want to become a member, he was replaced by Ritabrata Banerjee.
This prompted Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien to remark: "I do not know why does he not want to be in the committee. Usually members want to be in Committee."
Yesterday, the bill was put off indefinitely after a united opposition in the Upper House insisted on sending it to a Select Committee.
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