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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will speak in the Lok Sabha at the Special Parliament Session that will begin on Monday, as per reports. He is scheduled to speak at 11 am in the Lower House.
The five-day special session of Parliament will begin on Monday during which the parliamentary proceedings will shift from the old to the adjacent new state-of-the-art building on September 19.
The Special Session of the Parliament will be held from September 18 to 22.
After weeks of no information about the agenda, the government last week announced an agenda that included bills to be taken up for consideration and a discussion on the Parliamentary journey of 75 years.
Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Sunday at at an all-party meeting stated that the Session will provide 5 sittings spread over a period of 5 days, besides informing that eight legislative items are likely to be taken up during this session. They include a Bill to regulate the appointment, conditions of service and term of office of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners. Opposition parties have opposed the Bill calling it anti-Constitution and anti-democracy.
Opposition parties have raised questions on the government’s agenda for the Parliament session, pointing out that a bulletin issued ahead of the session listing the tentative business is not “exhaustive”.
Pralhad Joshi also shared with leaders that there would be a photo session from 10.00 am to 10.45 am on September 19, 2023, followed by a function in the Central Hall starting at 11.00 am which will be graced by the Vice-President/Chairman, Rajya Sabha, the Prime Minister, Speaker, Lok Sabha, Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Leader of Largest Opposition Party in Lok Sabha and the Members of both the Houses of Parliament.
After the conclusion of the function in the Central Hall, both Houses will meet in their respective Chambers in the New Parliament House.
The announcement of the Special Session came as a surprise in political circles with the parties gearing up for assembly polls in five states later this year.
On Sunday, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar hoisted the national flag atop “Gaja Dwar” of the new Parliament building. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla was also present on the occasion. Prime Minister Modi was not present.
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, who was in Hyderabad for a two-day meeting of the newly constituted Congress Working Committee, was also not present during the flag-hoisting ceremony.
In a letter to Rajya Sabha Secretary General PC Mody on Saturday, Kharge said that he would not be able to attend the flag hoisting function and expressed disappointment over getting the invitation “quite late”.
Opposition’s demands
Several political parties, including from the ruling NDA and the opposition INDIA bloc, made a strong pitch for the passage of the women’s reservation bill during the five-day Parliament session at the all-party meet on Sunday.
(With PTI, ANI inputs)
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will speak in the Lok Sabha at the Special Parliament Session that will begin on Monday, as per reports. He is scheduled to speak at 11 am in the Lower House.
The five-day special session of Parliament will begin on Monday during which the parliamentary proceedings will shift from the old to the adjacent new state-of-the-art building on September 19.
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After weeks of no information about the agenda, the government last week announced an agenda that included bills to be taken up for consideration and a discussion on the Parliamentary journey of 75 years.
Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Sunday at at an all-party meeting stated that the Session will provide 5 sittings spread over a period of 5 days, besides informing that eight legislative items are likely to be taken up during this session. They include a Bill to regulate the appointment, conditions of service and term of office of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners. Opposition parties have opposed the Bill calling it anti-Constitution and anti-democracy.
Opposition parties have raised questions on the government’s agenda for the Parliament session, pointing out that a bulletin issued ahead of the session listing the tentative business is not “exhaustive”.
Pralhad Joshi also shared with leaders that there would be a photo session from 10.00 am to 10.45 am on September 19, 2023, followed by a function in the Central Hall starting at 11.00 am which will be graced by the Vice-President/Chairman, Rajya Sabha, the Prime Minister, Speaker, Lok Sabha, Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Leader of Largest Opposition Party in Lok Sabha and the Members of both the Houses of Parliament.
After the conclusion of the function in the Central Hall, both Houses will meet in their respective Chambers in the New Parliament House.
The announcement of the Special Session came as a surprise in political circles with the parties gearing up for assembly polls in five states later this year.
On Sunday, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar hoisted the national flag atop “Gaja Dwar” of the new Parliament building. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla was also present on the occasion. Prime Minister Modi was not present.
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, who was in Hyderabad for a two-day meeting of the newly constituted Congress Working Committee, was also not present during the flag-hoisting ceremony.
In a letter to Rajya Sabha Secretary General PC Mody on Saturday, Kharge said that he would not be able to attend the flag hoisting function and expressed disappointment over getting the invitation “quite late”.
Opposition’s demands
Several political parties, including from the ruling NDA and the opposition INDIA bloc, made a strong pitch for the passage of the women’s reservation bill during the five-day Parliament session at the all-party meet on Sunday.
(With PTI, ANI inputs)
