BJP-Speakers Stalemate resolved

New Delhi, Dec 12: The stand-off between Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee and BJP Parliamentary Party was resolved this morning with BJP MPs withdrawing their boycott of the House.

BJP Parliamentary Party spokesman Vijay Kumar Malhotra said that they had come back to the House only on ''certain assurance'' given to them by the Speaker.

He said the BJP representatives had attended today's Business Advisory Committee where this matter was also discussed. The Speaker had assured them of taking care of their concern.

"After this, we withdrew our boycott and started participating in the proceedings of the Lok Sabha," he said.

The Speaker assured the Leaders of Opposition in NDA Parties that he would certainly keep their reservation in mind. He had also said that they were most welcome to give their suggestions about the smooth running of the House.

The BJP had been abstaining from Parliament proceedings for the past one week after they were allegedly not allowed to raise the issue in the both Houses regarding the arrest of party President Rajnath Singh in West Bengal.

UNI