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  • Convergence Bill referred to parliamentary panel

    Convergence Bill referred to parliamentary panel

    The Communication Convergence Bill, 2001, which was introduced in Parliament on the last day (last Friday) of the monsoon session, has been referred to a standing committee attached to the communications ministry.

    The referral took place yesterday and according to sources the left party CPM’s Somnath Chatterjee is heading the committee. This is being seen as a hurdle to quick movement on the bill as he is expected to go through the bill with a fine tooth comb.

     

    The sources expressed surprise that the bill was not referred to a select committee (which would have allowed the government to pack the panel with its supporters).

  • Effort to introduce Convergence Bill tomorrow

    Effort to introduce Convergence Bill tomorrow

    Can the industry finally look forward to the Convergence Bill seeing the light of day, at least in Parliament? Well if clued-in sources are to be believed it well may. The date: tomorrow, 31 August 2001, the final day of the monsoon session of Parliament.

    It is the communications ministry which will reportedly steer the bill on the floor of the house. And it will be done at the hands of minister Ram Vilas Paswan, so say the sources. Apparently, the law ministry has gone over it with a comb and the final bill is in the process of printing today.

    Presidential clearance is likely to be organised today from his secretariat.
    The only delay to the introduction of the bill tomorrow could be the passing away of Trianmul Congress leader G.K. Mopanar this morning.