The Lok Sabha will take up the Ayodhya issue for discussion on February 26 after the presentation of the rail budget, which was earlier scheduled for February 24.

The Union budget will be presented on February 28 as scheduled earlier.

The other days will be reserved for routine business.

This was the decision of the Business Advisory Committee of the Lok Sabha, which met under the stewardship of Speaker Manohar Joshi on Tuesday to decide on the agenda for the Budget session.

The discussion on the motion of thanks to the President's speech will be taken up on February 24-25. The prime minister will reply to the debate on February 27.

On Wednesday, the House is expected to take up a discussion on the developments concerning Iraq.