Jan Lokpal bill not introduced in assembly

Lt Gov Jung in a letter to Speaker MS Dhir said that the bill can't be tabled in the assembly as it has not been cleared by him.

NEW DELHI: The Jan Lokpal bill was not allowed to be introduced after 42 MLAs voted against the introduction of the bill in the assembly.

Earlier, defying Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung, the Aam Aadmi Party Friday tabled the Jan Lokpal Bill in the Assembly amid pandemonium.

"The bill has been tabled in the house," Law Minister Somnath Bharti told reporters later. "We hope a healthy discussion will follow."

Jung has written a letter to the Delhi assembly Friday stating that the Jan Lokpal bill should not be considered for discussion as it was not approved by him.

"Since the bill is not approved by me, it may not be considered for discussion," reads the letter.

The letter has been addressed to the Delhi assembly and is with Speaker MS Dhir.

Chaos prevailed in the Delhi Assembly on the second day of special session with both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress Party attacking the Aam Aadmi Party led-Delhi government on the Jan Lokpal Bill.

The assembly was adjourned for 30 minutes due to the protest by the Congress and the BJP.

Both the BJP and the Congress attacked the AAP over the controversy surrounding Law Minister Somnath Bharti and demanded his resignation from the post.

BJP's Harsh Vardhan requested Speaker MS Dhir to read out the contents of the letter written to him by Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung earlier today.

The Congress too demanded that the L-G's letter to be read out in the Assembly.

Earlier, Arvind Kejriwal said he will resign if the BJP and the Congress stalls the tabling and the passage of the Jan Lokpal bill in the house.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is desperate to pass the bill, which aims to check corruption in high places, during the four-day session which started Thursday.

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