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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives to address the media on the first day of the Parliament session, in New Delhi, Monday, July 22, 2024. (Photo: PTI)
Referring to the session disruptions caused by the INDIA bloc parties earlier, Modi urged the Opposition to honour the sanctity of the House. He said the Parliament is not a ‘dal’ (party) but for ‘desh’ (country) and slammed the Opposition for trying to ‘scuttle’ his voice last time.
After the constitution of the 18th Lok Sabha in June, a Parliamentary session was convened during which the Opposition protested on issues such as the NEET-UG 2024 examination controversy. The INDIA bloc MPs had also staged a walk out from the Rajya Sabha on June 27, when Modi was replying to the debate on a motion in Rajya Sabha thanking President Droupadi Murmu’s address to the joint sitting of the Parliament.
What events will take place during the Monsoon session of Parliament?
1) On Monday, July 22, Sitharaman joined by Union Minister Jayant Chaudhary and others will present the Economic Survey 2023-24 along with a statistical appendix. This document will be presented in the Lok Sabha at 1 pm and in Rajya Sabha at 2 pm.
2) Union Minister Manohar Lal will propose the motion for the election of members to the Rajghat Samadhi Committee (RSC).
3) Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Prasad Sinha, a Trinamool Congress MP representing the Asansol Parliamentary Constituency in West Bengal, will be sworn in, sign the Roll of Members, and assume his seat in the House.
4) Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will move a motion for a two-member election related to the central building and other construction workers’ advisory Lok Sabha panel.
5) The Union Budget will be presented by Sitharaman on Tuesday, July 23. Additionally, the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir’s Budget for 2024 will also be presented.
(With inputs from agencies)
First Published: Jul 22 2024 | 1:55 PM IST
