Budget Session Live – Govt ready to debate any issue, says Venkaiah Naidu

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, July 07, 2014:  The 42-day-long Budget Session of Parliament begins from Monday and will have 28 sittings. During this period, Railway Minister Sadanand Gowda and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will present the Narendra Modi-led NDA Government’s first Railway and General Budgets on July 8 and July 10 respectively.

The Economic Survey will be released on July 9. The session will end on August 14.

Here are the live updates -

NDA government ready to discuss any issue raised by Opposition, assures Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu after Congress raises concerns over rising inflation.


The Speaker will go by the rulebook. Once elected, the Speaker is above party politics, says Parliamentary Affairs Minister.


Naidu terms as "unfortunate" Congress leader Kamal Nath’s remarks against Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on issue of Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha.


Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari,Venkaiah Naidu, Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj meet PM Narendra Modi in Parliament.


We are very clear that Parliament should have a meaningful discussion, says Naidu.


No one raised the issue of Leader Of Opposition (LoP) in the all party meet, says Venkaiah Naidu.


“All parties will be included in the standing committees, chairmanship will be according to rules,” says Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu.

All party meet ends.


Inflation, prices of essential commodities will be an issue during the Budget Session, we will also raise incidents of communal violence and the demand for granting special status to Bihar, says Ali Anwar of JD(U).


“We will raise the issue of inflation through an adjournment motion in Parliament today,” Mallikarjun Kharge of Congress was quoted as saying by ANI.


Congress to move adjournment motion over inflation in Lok Sabha, say reports.


PM Narendra Modi arrives for the all party meet.


Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and NCP chief Sharad Pawar arrive for the all party meet.


All party meet called Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu begins.