Photo: ReutersJaipur: Facing flak from various quarters, the Rajasthan government on Tuesday referred a controversial bill, which seeks to protect public servants and judges from prosecution without its prior sanction, to a select committee of the assembly. He then moved a proposal to refer it to the select committee. The select committee has been asked to submit its report in the next session. After the proposal for referring of the bill to the select committee was passed, the speaker called for listed questions but the Congress members raised the issue of farm distress. In the 200-member Rajasthan Assembly, BJP has 160 MLAs while the Congress has 24 members.

Source: Mint October 24, 2017 07:18 UTC