Budget Session: In the all-party meeting, the opposition raised the issue of caste enumeration and women’s bill, the government sought cooperation
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Budget Session 2023: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the general budget on February 1. Earlier, the Central Government called an all-party meeting for the smooth conduct of the proceedings of the House. 37 leaders of 27 parties took part in this meeting convened today by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi. In the meeting, the opposition parties raised the issue of Adani group, caste-based enumeration and passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill. At the same time, the government said that it is ready to discuss every issue under the rules in the parliament and seeks cooperation from the government in running the house smoothly.
These leaders attended the meeting
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi and Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal were present in the all-party meeting called by the government today. In this, Sharad Pawar of NCP, Farooq Abdullah of National Conference (NC), Sanjay Singh of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), TR Balu of DMK, Sudip Bandopadhyay of Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Thambidurai of AIADMK were included.
Government wants cooperation of opposition: Parliamentary Affairs Minister
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi said after the all-party meeting that the government is ready to discuss every issue under the rules in Parliament. We want the cooperation of the opposition. The government had called an all-party meeting of House leaders of political parties on Monday (January 30) to arrive at a consensus on various issues ahead of the budget session.
These parties raised the issue related to Adani group
It is understood that in the meeting Sanjay Singh of AAP, Manoj Jha of RJD, DMK, Left parties etc raised the issue related to Adani group and demanded a discussion on it during the Parliament session. It is noteworthy that the American forensic financial company Hindenburg Research had accused the Adani Group of fraud, after which the shares of the group companies have fallen drastically in the last few days. Adani Group has issued a 413-page explanation on Sunday in response to Hindenburg Research’s allegations.
Opposition demands caste based economic census
Along with this, in the all-party meeting, the Yuvajan Shramik Rytu Congress Party (YRS Congress) demanded caste-based economic census at the national level. The party said that information about the economic condition of the backward classes is necessary so that it can be ascertained which class is lagging behind in the social and development index. Vijaysai Reddy of the YSR Congress told reporters that backward classes account for 50 per cent of the country’s population and a nationwide caste-based economic census would help ascertain the economic status of these classes. It is understood that during the meeting, Andhra Pradesh’s ruling party YSR Congress got support from JDU-RJD on this subject. JDU and RJD also demanded caste based census. The JDU and RJD grand alliance government in Bihar has started caste-based enumeration at the state level.
These parties supported the demand for Women’s Reservation Bill
Vijaysai Reddy of YSR Congress said that his party has also demanded to ensure that the Women’s Reservation Bill is passed in Parliament. Telangana Rashtra Party (TRS), Trinamool Congress, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) also supported the demand related to Women’s Reservation Bill in the meeting. BJD’s Sasmit Patra said that women’s reservation bill will be a priority in this session, we have been demanding the passage of this bill and will build a consensus on this issue with like-minded parties.
Budget session of Parliament will start from January 31
The budget session of the Parliament will start from January 31. On this day President Draupadi Murmu will address the joint session of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. The government will present the Economic Survey on January 31 itself. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget for the financial year 2023-24 on February 1, 2023. The first phase of the budget session will continue till February 13. Whereas, the second phase will start from March 13 and continue till April 6. There will be 27 meetings during the budget session.
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