New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- The Lok Sabha on Wednesday saw a nearly 14-hour debate over the Viksit Bharat-G RAM G (Gramin Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission) Amendment Bill, with the opposition demanding that the proposed legislation be referred to the Standing Committee, even as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) strongly defended the Bill, terming it a decisive step towards achieving a Viksit Bharat by 2047.

Congress MP K Suresh urged the House to send the Bill to the Standing Committee, describing it as "important" and warranting deeper scrutiny. He said the length and intensity of the debate itself underlined the significance of the legislation.

"This is an important bill, which is why the House has discussed it for so long. More than 98 me...