The Lok Sabha on Tuesday approved leave of absence to six members, including former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, for not attending the House during previous sessions.

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The recommendation for the leave of absence was made by the Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the Lok Sabha, Speaker Somnath Chatterjee said.

While Vajpayee did not attend the House during the Winter Session last year and Budget Session this year, two other BJP MPs -- Kailash Joshi and D C Srikantappa -- who were not present during the last two sessions of the House.

The remaining three MPs are Mohd Shahabuddin (RJD), Ateeq Ahmed (SP) and Tukaram Ganpatrao Renge Patil (Shiv Sena), did not attend the previous two sessions.

After taking permission of the House, Chatterjee announced that their leave was granted.