NEW DELHI, February 8 (PTI): Alleging that BJP and Congress have joined hands to stall Jan Lokpal Bill, Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday said its government would ensure passage of the proposed legislation in the assembly’s special session without prior approval of the Centre. “Without prior approval of President and the Centre, passing Jan Lokpal Bill in assembly won’t be unconstitutional as BJP and Congress are claiming. Under Article 255 of the Constitution, no law passed by any state assembly will be invalid merely because it did not receive prior approval of the President, if it receives subsequent approval of the President,” Prashant Bhushan, a senior AAP leader, told reporters. Asked why AAP govt doesn’t want to get approval of the President and Centre before tabling bill in the assembly, he said: “If government sends Jan Lokpal Bill to Centre, we know that the bill would get stuck there that’s why we are first going to table bill in assembly.
