BJP assures support to Telangana bill during Monsoon Session of Parliament

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, on Thursday said that her party has asked the UPA Government to present the Bill on forming a separate state of Telangana during the Monsoon Session of Parliament so that the struggle for its creation ends.

"We have demanded that the Telangana Bill should be brought forward in this session because the decision so far has been of the Congress Party and the government decision will be considered only after the bill is brought forward," she said, while asserting that the BJP would fully support the Telangana Bill.

Swaraj said the BJP has demanded a discussion on the Uttarakhand situation and the Indian economy, particularly the depreciation of rupee.

Swaraj said the government wants to come up with 64 items in the Monsoon Session, which has only 16 sittings.

"We have told the government that your wish is good, but impractical. So, we have asked the government to come forward with those bills on which there is a consensus," she added.

Swaraj and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley walked out early from the all-party meet called by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath for they had to attend a BJP meet.

The government is keen to pass some key economic reform bills during the Monsoon session of Parliament besides the Food Security Ordinance and Land Acquisition Bill. Today's meeting is an attempt to bring all political parties on board.