Parliament special session between 18-22 September to skip Question Hour, Zero Hour
Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, the bulletin informed. The session will have five sittings and members will be informed about the provisional calendar separately, the secretariats said, according to a report by PTI. "Members are informed that the Thirteenth Session of the Seventeenth Lok Sabha will commence on Monday, the 18th September, 2023," the Lok Sabha Secretariat said in a bulletin on Saturday. "Members are informed that the Two Hundred and Sixty First Session of the Rajya Sabha will commence on Monday, the 18th September, 2023," the Rajya Sabha secretariat said.
On Thursday, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi had announced a "special session" of Parliament for five days from September 18, but kept the agenda for it under wraps, triggering speculation. "Amid Amrit Kaal, looking forward to having fruitful discussions and debate in Parliament," Joshi said on X. Generally, three parliamentary sessions are held in a year -- Budget, Monsoon and Winter sessions.
PTI reports that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government was setting up a high-level committee to examine and recommend simultaneous polls, adding to the speculation that the special session could be the last of the current Lok Sabha. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Thursday that the Modi government calling for a “special session of Parliament" from September 18 to 22 indicates “little panic". Rahul Gandhi said matters like that of allegations against Adani Group are “very close" to PM Modi, making him “uncomfortable" and “very nervous".
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