BJP's temporary truce with govt: to allow Finance Bills'

BJP today announced a temporary truce with the government on the coal mines and 2G spectrum allocation issues and said it will allow the passage of Finance bills in the Lok Sabha before resuming its agitation in Parliament against the Manmohan Singh dispensation.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath today requested BJP and other political parties to cooperate with the government and ensure passage of the pending Finance Bill, Appropriations Bill, rail budget and the Demands for Grants tomorrow.
In an all-party meeting convened by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar this morning, Leader of the Opposition Sushma Swaraj acceded to this request to avert a "constitutional crisis" and not block passage of these Bills.

As per rules, government has to get all money bills related to the union budget passed within 75 days of the presentation of the budget. Since these four Bills will have to go the Rajya Sabha and then to the President for his assent, it is crucial for the government to get Lok Sabha's approval by April 30 to meet the deadline.
The on-going budget session gets over on May 10.
BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said Swaraj will speak during the debate on the Finance Bill and state the reasons for her party's on-going protests in both Houses on the JPC draft report on 2G spectrum and the reported vetting of the CBI report on coal mines allocation by the Law Minister.

The main opposition is then likely to stage a walkout of the Lok Sabha to register its protest while leaving the ground open for the government to get its Bills through.
Asked if BJP was letting go of an opportunity to corner the government by stopping passage of the money Bills, Javadekar said "BJP is a responsible opposition and if these Bills are not passed, there will be a constitutional crisis. After their passage, our agitation will continue.