All-Party Meeting Today; Budget To Commence On January 31

The Center called for an all-party meeting on Thursday ahead of the presentation of the Budget On 1 February.  The Budget session will begin on January 31 with President Draupadi Murmu addressing both houses on Friday marking the kickstart of the Budget session.

Along with the President’s address, the tabling of the ‘economic survey’ will also take place on Friday before the General Budget on Saturday.
Notably, the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha will discuss the motion of thanks at the president’s address on Monday after the budget.

Moreover, the Budget session will be held in two phases as the Parliamentary Bulletin reveals.

The first phase will commence on January 31 till February 13 including the presentation of the Union Budget on February 1. The second phase of the Budget session will begin on March 10 and will continue till April 4.

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“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.

Addressing the media, Union Minister Kiren Rijuju had urged cooperation and collective discussion from the opposition earlier.

Recalling the situation of winter Sessions, Kiren Rijuju said there was ‘hungama’ in the last two sessions which had created a poor image of Parliament. Notably, there was a ruckus in parliament last winter session as opinion differences between political parties converted into physical tension.

“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,” he added.