The logjam in both the Houses of Parliament ended here on Thursday with the Lok Sabha Speaker and the Rajya Sabha chairman admitting Opposition's motions to debate FDI in retail under rules that entail voting.
“I have received 30 notices for discussion on FDI in multi-brand retail under Rule 184. I have admitted the motion to allow the discussion. The date and the time will be decided later,” the Speaker announced in the Lok Sabha.
The Rajya Sabha Chairman, Hamid Ansari, told a meeting of the business advisory committee that he is allowing a discussion under Rule 168 in Rajya Sabha.
The Home Minister, Sushil Kumar Shinde, and the Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Kamal Nath, held discussions with leaders of various parties before the commencement of today's proceedings. The discussion is likely to take place in Lok Sabha on Tuesday and the Upper House will take up the matter on Wednesday.
The Opposition leader, Sushma Swaraj, assured smooth functioning of the House soon after the announcement.
The Government has started efforts to ensure the votes of SP and BSP in both the Houses over the issue. The UPA partners have already pledged support to the Government.