New Delhi, March 24 -- After the demand for grants was cleared in Parliament on Friday, the government is expected to push for the passage of the finance bill this week before it tables the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Bill.

With the second half of the Budget session scheduled to end on April 4, the government has seven more days to push the non-financial business that includes a host of bills, apart from the Waqf amendments. Government believes that it might face a stiff resistance from opposition over the Waqf amendments and the bill might need at least a couple of days to pass in this session.P10

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