Government hopes Parliament passes Food Security Bill
New Delhi, Aug 12: The government on Monday expressed hope that the food security bill scheduled to be debated in the Lok Sabha Monday would be passed.
"Government
wants
to
get
the
food
bill
passed
under
all
circumstances.
If
the
opposition
has
suggestions,
we
will
look
at
them,"
Minister
of
State
for
Parliamentary
Affairs
Rajeev
Shukla
told
reporters.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath expressed hope the bill would be passed without amendments.
"We have discussed the food bill informally, I would urge the opposition not to move amendments," Kamal Nath told a news channel.
Kamal Nath also defended the RTI amendment bill.
"If under RTI parties get questions like why did you give ticket to a particular candidate, that is not for people to ask," he said.
IANS