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Budget session starts today, United Opp boycotts Prez address in support of farmers
With the boycott, the Budget Session is set to be stormy as both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha come for a joint sitting for the President’s address
Friday January 29, 2021 11:12 AM, ummid.com with inputs from Agencies
New Delhi: The Budget Session of Parliament commences on Friday and business of both the Houses began with President Ram Nath Kovind s address at 11 a.m. amidst the boycott call given by as many as 19 opposition parties.
With the boycott, the Budget Session is set to be stormy as both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha come for a joint sitting for the President’s address.
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to table Economic Survey 2020-21 today
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will table the Economic Survey 2020-21 in Parliament today, two days before the Union Budget is presented during the budget session of Parliament. The Budget Session will begin today with an address by President Ram Nath Kovind to the joint sitting of two houses of Parliament.
The Union Budget 2021 will be telecast live on Lok Sabha TV. Chief Economic Adviser KV Subramanian will address a press conference at 2.30 pm today in New Delhi after the presentation of Economic Survey 2020-21 by the Finance Minister in Parliament.
Updated Jan 29, 2021 | 19:56 IST
News headlines for January 29, 2021: Economic Survey 2021 was tabled in the Lok Sabha by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Also, the agitation at Delhi borders due to farmer protest continued. Ragpicker children walk past a deserted lane after some farmers vacated their site of protest at Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border. | Photo Credit: AP
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New Delhi: Friday saw the all-important Economic Survey 2021 released, agitation at Delhi borders due to farmer protest and another jolt for Mamata Banerjee ahead of the West Bengal Assembly Elections. Below are the day’s biggest headlines:
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Farmers Protests: 18 opposition parties to boycott President s address today
As many as 18 opposition parties, led by the Congress will be boycotting the President s address to the joint sitting of Parliament in solidarity with the farmers protesting against the new farm laws. Besides Congress, the 15 other parties are NCP, Shiv Sena, AITC, DMK, JKNC, SP, RJD, CPI(M), CPI, IUML, RSP, PDP, MDMK, Kerala Congress and AIUDF.
While 16 opposition parties issued a joint statement announcing their decision to boycott the President s address, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) also separately announced their decision to boycott the address.