Ordinance protecting convicted MPs, MLAs may be dumped

Mukherjee, to whom the ordinance was sent last week, is said to have reservations and had called three ministers, including Law Minister Kapil Sibal raising queries.



In the morning, when Rahul met the Prime Minister, he is understood to have explained the reasons for opposing the ordinance and his reservations over the move to protect convicted lawmakers.

On the way back from the US, the Prime Minister told reporters accompanying him that he would try to find out the reason why Rahul made a public statement and “why it had to be done that way”.

Rahul had earlier this week said at a press conference that the ordinance is “complete nonsense” and should be “torn up and thrown away”.