Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao will chair the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Parliamentary Party meeting at Pragati Bhavan on Sunday at 1 p.m.


In the meeting, CM KCR is expected to instruct the party MPs on issues to be raised for discussion in Parliament and the strategy for the upcoming budget session which will begin on January 31.






Earlier, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi announced the dates for the Budget Session of Parliament. The session will begin on January 31 and conclude on April 6. He announced that 27 sittings would be held for over 66 days including a normal recess.


The session will begin with an address by President Droupadi Murmu to the joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in the Central Hall of Parliament. This will be President Murmu's first address in both Houses of Parliament since her elevation to the top post in August last year.


During the first part of the budget session, the two houses have a detailed discussion on the Motion of Thanks to the President's address after which a discussion will be held on the Union Budget.


Prime Minister Narendra Modi will then reply to the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President's address. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will reply to the debate on the Union budget.


During the second part of the budget session, the major focus will be on the discussion of the demands for grants for various ministries as well as the Union government's legislative agenda. The Union Budget will be passed during this part of the session.


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