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Indian gov't convenes all-party meeting ahead of Budget session of parliament
From:Xinhua  |  2020-01-30 20:41

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NEW DELHI, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- The Indian government convened an all-party meeting on Thursday to hold discussions with leaders of various political parties one day ahead of an upcoming Budget session of the parliament, officials said.

The meeting has been convened to seek Opposition's support for smooth conduct of proceedings in both houses of the parliament.

The first phase of the Budget session will begin with President Ram Nath Kovind's address to a joint session of both the houses of parliament on Friday.

According to officials, the Economic Survey will also be tabled on Friday and the Budget will be presented on Saturday.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman would be presenting her second budget at a time when the country is caught between a 10-year low GDP growth rate and five-year high inflation. The Budget contains the government of India's estimated revenue and expenditure for the current and next fiscal, which runs from April 1 to March 31.

Addressing the meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his government was open for discussion on all issues in the forthcoming Budget session.

"Most of the members have asked for discussion on the economic situation concerning the country. I welcome this and we need to discuss the economic issues as suggested by you all," he said. "We should focus on how we can turn the global scenario in favor of India."

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi, Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Anand Sharma, TMC leader Derek O'Brien, NCP leader Supriya Sule, LJP leader Ram Vilas Paswan and Samajwadi Party leader Ramgopal Yadav attended the meeting.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Joshi told the media after the meeting that 45 bills were likely to come up during the Budget session.

Analysts said the ongoing protests against controversial new citizenship law would take a center-stage again in the Budget session of the parliament.

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