Parliament is likely to have its special session in the first week of February to debate the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill-2013. According to sources, the Congress leadership has already taken the BJP on board in this regard. The UPA government is planning to hold the special session in such a way that there would be enough time between the Jan 26 deadline set by the President for sending the T-Bill back to him by the State Legislature and the date of commencement of the special sitting of Parliament, to fine-tune the final draft of the Bill to be tabled in the House. Sources say there is still uncertainty on the fate of the Bill. A top Congress leader, who is ...

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