June 12th 2024.
New Delhi: The beginning of a new session for the 18th Lok Sabha has been announced by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, starting on June 24. This will mark an important event as the newly elected members of the Lower House will take their oaths and a new Speaker will be elected.
On June 27, President Droupadi Murmu will address both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha in a joint sitting, where she is expected to outline the new government's plans for the next five years. The session will come to a close on July 3.
During the first three days of the session, the focus will be on the newly elected leaders as they take their oaths and elect the Speaker of the House. However, there will be another session in the third week of July for the presentation of the Union Budget.
This will be a significant moment as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to break a record by becoming the first person to present seven consecutive Union Budgets, surpassing the previous record of six consecutive budgets by Morarji Desai.
Rijiju shared this information in a post on X, stating that the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha will take place from June 24 to July 3 for the oath-taking ceremony, Speaker election, President's address, and discussions on it.
In addition to this, the 264th Session of the Rajya Sabha will also begin on June 27 and conclude on July 3. It is expected that Prime Minister Modi will introduce his council of ministers to Parliament after the President's address on June 27.
The debate on the Motion of Thanks on the President's address is anticipated to be an intense one, with the opposition, whose numbers have increased in the 543-member House, trying to challenge the NDA government on various issues. The Prime Minister will respond to this debate in both the Houses of Parliament.
It is an exciting time for the country as the new session of Parliament begins, and all eyes will be on the newly elected leaders and the government's plans for the next five years.
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