Rajya Sabha clears Rs 54,067 crore excess spending bill; Lok Sabha deadlock continues

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Rajya Sabha cleared the Appropriation (No.3) Bill, 2026, authorizing Rs 54,067 crore in excess expenditure for 2022-23, while Lok Sabha deadlock continued. The bill, passed by voice vote and returned to the Lok Sabha, completed the parliamentary process for the Money Bill. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said it covers excess grants on two accounts from a Public Accounts Committee report. Lok Sabha passed a taxation bill without debate amid sloganeering over an alleged Ayodhya donation theft. Rajya Sabha chairman asked a minister to relay to Amit Shah opposition demands on student police action.


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