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Discussion on February 23

Neena Vyas

Speaker rejects call for delaying Prime Minister's statement till after debate

NEW DELHI: Parliament will discuss the Iran issue on February 23. This was the outcome of a meeting Parliamentary Affairs Minister Priyaranjan Dasmunsi had with Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Jaswant Singh and other party leaders.

It was pointed out that on February 20 the Prime Minister would be busy with the visit of French President Jacques Chirac. Moreover, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee and some party leaders did not want to break with the tradition of discussing the President's address through a motion of thanks before taking up any other discussion.

It was agreed that the completion of the debate on the motion of thanks would be advanced by a day to February 22 with the Prime Minister giving his reply the same day in both Houses. The discussion on Iran will take place the next day. By and large Congress was pleased that the "feedback" they received from the Opposition and supporting parties on the Prime Minister's statement was "good."

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