Budget Session of Parliament to begin today, Economic Survey to be presented

Budget
session of Parliament begins on Friday, Govt and Lok Sabha Speaker hold
separate all-party meetings, PM says government is ready to discuss every issue
and listen to the opposition views. Session starts with President’s Address,  Economic Survey also to be presented.

On the eve
of the budget session that begins on Friday, hectic parleys were held at all
levels to ensure smooth functioning of the house. In both the all party meet
called by the govt which was held during the day as well as in the evening meet
called by speaker Om Birla, focus was on strategies for a fruitful budget
session.

The govt
called all party meet was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence
Minister Rajnath Singh, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi, leaders
of the Congress , TMC ,LJP, Samajwadi Party ,BJD, DMK , RSP and the Left. Prime
Minister Narendra Modi  said that the
government is ready to listen to the opposition and is open to discussion on
all issues.

PM  Modi welcomed the suggestions of the Members
that the session should focus on the prevailing economic situation in the
country. He urged members to see how the country can gain from the prevailing
global economic scenario. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said, 45
bills are likely to come up during the Budget Session 7 of which were related
to financial matters while two would be ordinances.

The opposition
raised issues like CAA, NPR, NRC , the economy, Kashmir, and said these issues
should come up for discussion. Joshi said that the opposition should introspect
because CAA had been passed in parliament using democratic means.

The first
phase of the Budget Session will begin with President Ram Nath Kovind’s address
to a joint session of both the houses on Friday and will continue till the 11th
of February.

The Economic
Survey will also be tabled on Friday and the Budget will be presented on
Saturday.

A month
later the rest of the budget session will begin on 2nd March and conclude on
the 3rd of April. The House will have 39 sittings in the session.