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Budget Session to commence from 29 Jan; Arun Jaitley will present Narendra Modi govt's last full Budget on 1 Feb
Fp Staff • 7 years agoFinance Minister Arun Jaitley will present India's first Budget post the implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on 1 February 2018.
Triple talaq bill tabled in Lok Sabha: BJP, Congress jockey for position with eye on Karnataka Assembly election
Debobrat Ghose123 • 7 years agoDespite Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealing to all members of Parliament for a consensus on the triple talaq bill, the Opposition stuck to its stand of ‘conditional support’. The Congress rider came in the form of removal of the ‘criminality clause’ and referral of the Bill to the Standing Committee.
Govt 'ready to discuss all issues' in Parliament but Gujarat campaign's animosity may overshadow Winter Session
Ians • 7 years agoThe Opposition refused to buy the government's argument that Winter Session have been delayed or truncated in the past too.
Parliament Day 7 highlights: Lok Sabha adjourned after Opposition creates ruckus over suspension of MPs
Fppolitics • 8 years agoCongress members stormed the Well and the ruckus continued during the Zero Hour in the afternoon, forcing an adjournment till 2.00 pm
Budget Session of Parliament to be convened from 31 January
• 8 years agoThe Budget Session is being advanced as the government wants early allocation of funds for various schemes — from 1 April, the beginning of the financial year.
LK Advani blames speaker, parliamentary affairs minister for repeated Lok Sabha disruptions
Ians • 8 years agoAdvani made it clear to a stunned Ananth Kumar that either the Lok Sabha should act against those who were disrupting the proceedings or make peace with them.
Parliament session a washout for the 13th straight day as Opposition stalls both houses
• 8 years agoBoth the Houses failed to transact any business due to the uproar created by the Opposition over demonetisation, even as the government expressed readiness to discuss the issue
All-party meet: Narendra Modi govt reaches out to Opposition ahead of Parliament session
Fp Staff • 9 years agoeeking to break the impasse over the GST bill, the government called an all-party meeting on Sunday, requesting support from the opposition parties in the passage of pending legislations during the Monsoon Session of Parliament that will begin on Monday.