NEW DELHI, 30 January (H.S.): The Budget Session will commence from January 31 with
President Draupadi Murmu addressing both Houses of Parliament on Friday and
kickstarting the Budget Session. Ahead
of the Budget Session of Parliament, the Parliamentary Affairs has called an
all-party meeting on today as routine system.
Earlier, Union
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Kiren Rijiju said that the
Budget Session of Parliament will start on January 31, and “the government has
called an all-party meeting on January 30 to ensure the smooth functioning of
the session”. Earlier, Minister Kiren Rijiju addressed the media and called for
cooperation from opposition leaders, urging them to allow constructive
discussions. Expressing optimism about the Union Budget, Rijiju said that Union
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to present a balanced and
comprehensive budget on February 1.
He, further also
referred to the previous winter session of Parliament. “In the last two
sessions, there was some ‘hungama’ in the Parliament which created a poor image
of our Parliament. I want to appeal to Opposition leaders and other MPs to take
part and hold discussions in Parliament during the session. If the Opposition
allows the Parliament to run, then discussions can happen easily”.
The Finance Minister
will table the ‘economic survey’ on Friday. She will present the General Budget on
Saturday. The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha will discuss
the Motion of Thanks at the President’s Address on Monday on February 3.
The Budget
Session will be held in two phases as per the Parliamentary Bulletin. The first
phase will commence on January 31 and run until February 13. The Union
Budget presentation is scheduled for February 1. The second phase will start on
March 10 and conclude on April 4.
“Discussions
are scheduled for February 3, 4, and 6, with the reply set for February 6,
provisionally allotted for discussion on the Motion of Thanks on the
President’s Address to be moved by a member and seconded by another Member,”
the bulletin read.
Hindusthan Samachar / Meenakshi Bhattacharya
