Parties urge Speaker to adjourn first half of Budget Session

All political parties on Tuesday urged Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to adjourn the first half of the Budget session on 10 February instead of 13 February, said sources. As per the sources, the demand was made during today’s Lok Sabha Business Advisory Committee as the discussion on the President’s address and presentation of the budget will conclude by 10 February. “The Speaker said he will convey this to the government which will revert on it,” added sources. The budget session commenced on Tuesday with President Droupadi Murmu’s maiden address to the joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha at 11 a.m. at the Central Hall of Parliament. The Economic Survey was tabled in Parliament today ahead of the Union Budget 2023-24, which will be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on 1 February. The budget session will take place in 27 sittings till 6 April with a month-long recess to examine the budget papers. The first part of the session will conclude on 13 February. Parliament will reconvene on 12 March for the second part of the Budget Session and will conclude on 6 April. The first part of the session would also see a discussion on the Motion of Thanks to the President Address. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reply to the debate in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha