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Confusion over votes after Rajya Sabha FDI debate
Friday December 07, 2012 09:15:47 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: Confusion
gripped the government after the FDI in retail debate in the Rajya
Sabha over the exact number of votes cast in favour and against
the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) - prompting a
reccount.
"Yes, we are going for the re-calculation," Minister of State for
Parliamentary Affairs Rajeev Shukla told IANS.
Soon after it was announced that the government had defeated the
opposition-sponsored motion against foreign investment in
multi-brand retail, it was discovered that due to "some technical
glitches", the total strength of the house had gone up to 248
instead of the present strength of 244.
The total strength of Rajya Sabha is 245 but with the death of
former Maharashtra chief minister and union minister Vilasrao
Deshmukh, the number is reduced to 244.
As per the results declared by Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari,
the UPA government got 123 votes, while the opposition got 109
votes.
Nine members of the Samajwadi Party walked out while seven members
- Devender Goud T, Gundu Sudharani and Y.S. Chowdhary of the
Telugu Desam Party (TDP); Janata Dal-United MP Bashistha Narain
Singh, who was in Bihar; expelled Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader
Pyarimohan Mohapatra; Congress leader Murli Deora, who has
undergone an operation and cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, who is
playing in the test series against Engand - were absent.
The total of these votes would be 248 which is four more than the
present strength of the house.
But the confusion started in the calculations, according to Rajya
Sabha secretariat, due to votes being cast three times - twice
electronically and once on paper ballots. The third ballot was
necessitated after at least two members - Ram Jethmalani and Najma
Heptullah - complained their votes had not been registered.
Hapless mediapersons had no other way than run around the
galleries to find the exact number.
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