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Kalam returns power Bill to West Bengal Assembly

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KOLKATA: The Electricity (West Bengal Amendment) Bill 2005, passed by the West Bengal Assembly, has been returned by President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam through the Governor for reconsideration and deletion of three clauses, Speaker H.A. Halim said here on Tuesday. The clauses relate to power theft and surcharge for promotion of renewable sources of energy, which had become irrelevant following an amendment in the Central Electricity Act, official sources said.

On Tuesday, the Opposition staged a walkout on separate issues and at different stages.

Trinamool Congress MLAs staged a walkout demanding a statement from Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on the detention of a local CPI (M) leader in connection with the death of a girl, Tapasi Malik, whose charred body was found at the Tata Motors car manufacturing project site at Singur on December 18 last year. The Central Bureau of Investigation is probing the incident. Congress members staged a walkout in protest against the Speaker disallowing an adjournment motion for discussion on preparation of the below poverty level list. They claimed that the list was full of discrepancies. A member of the Socialist Unity Centre of India also walked out on the same issue.

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