Parliament special session: Govt releases tentative list of bills to be taken up for consideration & passage

The government on Wednesday listed a special discussion on Parliament's journey of 75 years starting from the Samvidhan Sabha on the first day of the five-day session of Parliament beginning September 18.

During the session, the 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. The bill was introduced in Rajya Sabha during the last Monsoon session.

"Discussion on 'Parliamentary Journey of 75 years starting from Samvidhan Sabha – Achievements, Experiences, Memories and Learnings'" will be held on September 18 besides other formal business like laying of papers.





The session is likely to see the proceedings of Parliament moving from the old building to the new Parliament building.

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 2023.

Besides, 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 2023.

The government has already announced an all-party meeting on Sunday, a day ahead of the beginning of Parliament’s five-day special session, amid criticism by the Opposition over being kept in the dark on the agenda for the session.

Reacting to the announcement of the agenda, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said the government was hiding the actual intention behind calling the session and would be "unleashed at the last moment".

"The agenda as published at the moment, is much ado about nothing — all this could have waited till Winter session in November. I am sure the legislative grenades are being kept up their sleeves to be unleashed at the last moment as usual. Parde ke peeche kuch aur hai!," he wrote on X, previously Twitter.



(With inputs from agencies)