Special Parliament Session live updates: 5-day session starts with PM Modi's speech

The five-day special session of Parliament is all set to begin on Monday during which the parliamentary proceedings will shift from the old to the adjacent new state-of-the-art building on September 19.

Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Sunday stated that the Session will provide 5 sittings spread over a period of 5 days, besides informing that eight legislative items are likely to be taken up during this session. "Parliamentary journey of 75 years starting from Samvidhan Sabha - achievements, experiences, memories and learnings" will also be discussed.

It is expected that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be kicking off the special session of the Parliament with a speech, after which several bills and national issues will be discussed. This is also the first time when the MPs will sitting in the New Parliament building.

The Parliamentary committee on Privileges will also present its report in both the Houses on Monday. The committee led by BJP MP Sunil Kumar Singh, had recently decided to revoke the suspension of leader of the Congress party in Lok SabhaAdhir Ranjan Chowdhury from the Lower House.

Chowdhury was suspended during the Monsoon Session for his remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the no-confidence motion debate. The motion for his suspension was moved by Parliamentary affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi.

Several other issues like women’s reform, special status for Andhra Pradesh and India vs Bharat debate are expected to make an appearance in the Parliament session.

(With inputs from agencies)

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