Budget Session : PM to chair Virtual All-Party Meeting on 30 January
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair an all-party meeting on January 30 during which the government will put forth its legislative agenda for the Budget session of Parliament, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Wednesday.
An all-party meeting is a customary procedure before the beginning of every session of Parliament to ensure its smooth functioning.However, this time it is being held a day after the session starts on January 29.
"We have a call for an all-party meeting at 11.30am on January 30. The meeting will take place virtually. We will put forth our business and also listen to the concerns of the opposition during this meeting," said Joshi.
On the demand by the Congress for a Joint Parliamentary Committee on the WhatsApp chat leak, he said, "That demand has no standing. What is the government to do about a chat between two individuals?"
The Budget Session gets underway on January 29, with the presidential address at 11am followed by the tabling of the Economic Survey. The Union Budget will be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1 at 11am.
The all party meeting, which is a parliamentary norm, could not be held during the Monsoon Session of due to the coronavirus pandemic.