All-party meeting begins ahead of Special session of Parliament

An allparty meeting began in the Parliament Library building ahead of the Special Session of Parliament Special Session of Parliament which starts tomorrowUnion Minister Rajnath Singh and leaders of opposition parties arrived to attend the allparty meeting in the national capitalMeanwhile Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam DMK chief Vaiko Tiruchi N Siva and Communist Party of India Marxist leader V Sivadasan arrived to attend the meeting called by the governmentEarlier on Wednesday Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said that a meeting of the floor leaders of all parties has been called on September 17 a day before the fivedaylong sitting Special Session is scheduledThe Special Session will be held from September 18 to 22Ahead of the parliament session from the 18th of this month an allparty floor leaders meeting has been convened on the 17th at 430 PM Union Minister Pralhad Joshi posted on social media platform XThe invitation for the same has been emailed to concerned leaders Letter to follow he addedThe Monsoon Session of Parliament which concluded last month was held in the old Parliament buildingThe Special Session will discuss Parliaments 75year journey starting from the Samvidhan Sabha that first met on December 9 1946A discussion on Parliamentary Journey of 75 years starting from Samvidhan Sabha Achievements Experiences Memories and Learnings will be held in Parliament on the first day of the fivesitting long special session a parliamentary bulletin said on WednesdayThe announcement of the Special Session came as a surprise in political circles with the parties gearing up for assembly polls in five states later this yearEarlier today Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar hoisted the national flag at the new Parliament building a day before the commencement of the Special Session of ParliamentThe Special Session starting on Monday will see parliamentary proceedings shift from the old to the adjacent new buildingDhankhar hoisted the flag atop Gaja Dwar of the new Parliament building Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla was also present on the occasionThis 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