President Pranab Mukherjee reminded senior Ministers of the Narendra Modi government that the validity of an ordinance was for just six weeks after Parliament re-assembled. Mr Mukherjee’s comments came when they called on him to explain the urgency for promulgating three ordinances.

This implies that the government will have to turn the ordinances into Bills and get contentious legislation passed either through the Rajya Sabha, where it doesn’t have the majority, or call a joint sitting of the two Houses.

The President told Ministers Arun Jaitley, Sadanand Gowda and Nitin Gadkari at a recent meeting that it was up to the government to ensure that the life of the ordinances extended beyond the mandated six weeks after Parliament resumed, The Hindu has learnt.eminded senior Ministers of the Narendra Modi government that the validity of an ordinance was for just six weeks after Parliament re-assembled. Mr Mukherjee’s comments came when they called on him to explain the urgency for promulgating three ordinances.

This implies that the government will have to turn the ordinances into Bills and get contentious legislation passed either through the Rajya Sabha, where it doesn’t have the majority, or call a joint sitting of the two Houses.

The President told Ministers Arun Jaitley, Sadanand Gowda and Nitin Gadkari at a recent meeting that it was up to the government to ensure that the life of the ordinances extended beyond the mandated six weeks after Parliament resumed, eminded senior Ministers of the Narendra Modi government that the validity of an ordinance was for just six weeks after Parliament re-assembled. Mr Mukherjee’s comments came when they called on him to explain the urgency for promulgating three ordinances.

This implies that the government will have to turn the ordinances into Bills and get contentious legislation passed either through the Rajya Sabha, where it doesn’t have the majority, or call a joint sitting of the two Houses.