Govt pushes through most financial biz in Parliament

New Delhi, Dec 2 (PTI) With the deadlock over the JPC issue continuing for the 15th working day, Government today pushed through almost the entire financial business for the winter session of Parliament.

The Lok Sabha passed the supplementary demands of Rs 1,024.61 crore for the railways amid din and similar scenes were witnessed in the Rajya Sabha, which returned the Supplementary Demands (General) for Rs 45,000 crore and the relevant appropriation bills for 2010-11.

The supplementary demands for railways were approved in the Lok Sabha without debate by a voice vote as several members of the BJP, SP, Shiv Sena and JD(U) stormed the well demanding a JPC probe into the 2G spectrum scam. The Lower House also passed demands for excess grants for railways for 2008-09.