All-party meet on Parliament's Session eve on Sunday

Ahead of the Parliament session the government will hold a meeting with leaders of all parties on Sunday to brief them and hear their views amid an intense buzz on whether it will have some surprise item up its sleeve during the fiveday sittingThe unusual timing of the session which begins on Monday has left everyone wondering even though the main standout feature on the listed agenda is a special discussion on Parliaments journey of 75 years starting from the Samvidhan Sabha Constituent AssemblyThe government has also listed the bill on the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and other election commissioners to be taken up for consideration and passage during the session The bill was introduced in Rajya Sabha during the last Monsoon sessionThe government enjoys the prerogative of tabling in Parliament some new legislation or other items that might not have been part of the listed agenda Though there is no official word on any probable new legislation there has been some talk about a bill to ensure quota for women in elected legislatures like Lok Sabha and state assembliesWhat has added to the anticipation around the session is the strong likelihood of Parliament being shifted to the new building which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 28Various departments of parliamentary staff are all set to don new uniforms in a signal from the government that the shift to the new building is likely to be marked with a fresh start in more ways than oneThe successful G20 summit in the national capital under Indias presidency has added to Modis appeal and is set to be a major talking point of the treasury benches during the sessionThe new dress code with floral motif for a section of staff has already kicked up a political row with the Congress dubbing it as a cheap tactic to promote the ruling partys poll symbol the lotus flowerWhile announcing the session Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi had described it as special session But the government had later made it clear that it was a regular session 13th session of the present Lok Sabha and 261st session of Rajya SabhaUsually Budget Monsoon and Winter sessions of Parliament are held every year The Monsoon session was held in JulyAugust while the Winter session is due in NovemberDecemberThe Budget session has a fixed time of commencement from January end of every yearThe gap between the two sessions cannot be more than six monthsAs of now the government has listed a special discussion on Parliaments journey of 75 years starting from the Samvidhan Sabha on the first day of the sessionBesides the discussion on Parliamentary Journey of 75 years starting from Samvidhan Sabha Achievements Experiences Memories and Learnings scheduled for September 18 the other listed business for Lok Sabha includes The Advocates Amendment Bill 2023 and The Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill 2023 already passed by Rajya Sabha on 3 August 2023Besides The Post Office Bill 2023 has also been listed in the Lok Sabha business according to an official bulletin The bill was earlier introduced in Rajya Sabha on 10 August 2023The list of business is tentative and more items can be addedOn August 31 Joshi while announcing the special session of Parliament for five days from September 18 did not spell out any specific agenda for it Amid Amrit Kaal looking forward to having fruitful discussions and debate in Parliament Joshi had posted on XSharing the agenda for the special Parliament session on X Congress leader Jairam Ramesh had said it is much ado about nothing and all this could have waited till the Winter session in November but added that the government could be having legislative grenades up its sleeveThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever