Govt calls special Parliament session on 18-22 September
NEW DELHI : Politicians, pundits and commentators went into a tizzy on Thursday after the government announced a special session of Parliament from 18-22 September. Speculation ranged from a Uniform Civil Code legislation and a bill synchronising national and state elections, to legislation reserving seats for women in legislatures and a celebration of moon-landing and G20 presidency in the new Parliament building. The government is yet to disclose the agenda for the session, but parliamentary affairs minister Pralhad Joshi said there will be five sittings.
“Amid Amrit Kaal looking forward to have fruitful discussions and debate in Parliament," he added in a post on X, formerly Twitter, referring to the lead-up to the centenary of India’s independence in 2047. The agenda will be finalized after the end of the 8-10 September G-20 Leaders Summit, government officials familiar with the matter said. “The government has the prerogative of calling the session.
Since the government has decided to call a special session, it has made a formal announcement today. The agenda will also be subsequently announced," one of the officials added. The decision to convene a session of Parliament rests with the government and is taken by the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs with a presidential notification following the cabinet committee’s decisions.
The official cited above declined to comment on whether any urgent bills could be introduced for passage during the special session. A senior official in the parliamentary affairs ministry said the agenda will be finalized next week and may include “a discussion on a key issue and a few bills". A National Democratic Alliance leader ruled out the possibility of a Uniform Civil Code bill
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