Parliament Monsoon Session LIVE Updates: Please follow this space for all the latest updates on the Monsoon session of the 18th Lok Sabha. The proceedings in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on Monday are expected to be chaotic with protests and verbal duels between the Treasury and Opposition benches on Union Budget 2024-25, presented on July 23. The Parliament proceedings will resume at 11 AM on July 29, with both Houses of Parliament set to continue their deliberations on the General Budget 2024-25. The budget, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, has drawn varied responses from members of both the ruling and opposition parties.
LoP Rahul Gandhi Liekly To Speak On Union Budget In Lok Sabha Today
Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi is likely to speak on the General Budget 2024-25 at 2 pm in the Lower House. Quoting sources, news agency ANI reported that Congress MPs believe that, as the Leader of the Opposition, Rahul must address the House. Earlier, in a meeting with Congress Lok Sabha MPs, Rahul Gandhi stated that since he has already spoken during the special session of Parliament, he believes others should also be given a chance on a rotational basis, instead of him speaking every time.
As per the sources, party MPs are insisting that Rahul’s address will have a significant impact as the Leader of the Opposition, and thus he should speak. According to sources, Rahul has not made a final decision yet, but due to the pressure from MPs, he will decide on Monday morning. Earlier, the Raebareli MP had hit out at the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the Union Budget presented on Tuesday, saying that it is an attack on the “dignity of India’s federal structure”. “This budget is an attack on the dignity of India’s federal structure – in the greed to save power, there is neglect of other states of the country, there is discrimination against them,” he wrote in a post on Facebook. The Congress MP also participated in an INDIA bloc protest against the Budget at the Parliament complex on Friday.
Meanwhile, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has also alleged discrimination with opposition ruled states in the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and said her speech mentioned projects for only two states. Speaking briefly in the Rajya Sabha, Kharge, who is Leader of Opposition in the House, alleged such budget has never been presented and it has been done to save the BJP-led government, which is dependent on support of JD-U and TDP for its survival.