‘Support Government’s Stand’: BJP Issues Whip To Its Rajya Sabha MPs For February 8 Session
This comes as the BJP is likely to take up some very important business for discussion and passage in the Rajya Sabha.
New Delhi: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has issued a whip to all its Rajya Sabha MPs to be present in the House on February 8 and support the Central government’s stand.
This comes as the BJP is likely to take up some very important business for discussion and passage in the Rajya Sabha.
“All BJP members in Rajya Sabha are hereby informed that some very important Business will be taken up for discussion and passing in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, February 8, 2022,” said the official communique addressed to all the BJP Rajya Sabha MPs, ANI reported.
“All members of BJP in Rajya Sabha are therefore requested to be positively present in the House throughout the day on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 and support the government’s stand,” the communique added.
The 2022 Budget Session began earlier on January 31 with President Ram Nath Kovind’s address to both the Houses of Parliament.
The first part of the Budget Session, which will continue till February 11, will have 10 sittings.
The second part of the session will begin after a month-long recess from March 14 and conclude on April 8 in which there will be 19 sittings.
With a view to ensure Covid safety protocol, both the Houses of Parliament are functioning in shifts.
The proceedings in the Rajya Sabha begin at 10 a.m. and continue till 3 p.m.
The Zero Hour (the time when the Members of Parliament can raise issues of urgent public importance), which usually runs for one hour, has been reduced to 30 minutes this time in the Rajya Sabha.
The proceedings in the Lok Sabha take place from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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