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New Delhi: Parliament passes Finance Bill 2017; all amendments recommended by Rajya Sabha rejected.
The Rajya Sabha yesterday adopted five amendments moved by the Opposition to the Finance Bill 2017.
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Of the five Opposition amendments, three were moved by Congress member Digvijaya Singh and two by Sitaram Yechury of CPI(M).
The amendments were adopted with a significant margin, with the difference of votes ranging between 27 and 34 votes.
Trinamool Congress, which has 10 members, staged a walkout before the voting in the House where the ruling National Democratic Alliance is in a minority.
In the 245-member House, the BJP has 56 members while the NDA jointly has 74 members.
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