SME Times News Bureau | 25 Jun, 2018
The
Monsoon Session of Parliament 2018 would be held from July 18 till
August 10, informed Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers
and Parliamentary Affairs, Ananthkumar in New Delhi on Monday.
The
Minister was briefing the media after the meeting of the Cabinet
Committee on Parliamentary Affairs, chaired by Union Minister for
Home Affairs, Rajnath Singh.
Ananthkumar
further informed that the session would have a period of 18 working
days and appealed to all political parties to constructively
cooperate with the Government to make this session a productive one.
The
legislative business would include passing of six Ordinances
promulgated during the inter-session period before the Monsoon
Session, 2018.
The
Minister said that the Government would bring other important bills,
including the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Third Amendment)
Bill, 2017, Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill,
2017, Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016, National
Medical Commission Bill, 2017, Rights
of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Second Amendment) Bill,
2017, inter alia, for consideration and passing in both the Houses of
Parliament.
Ananthkumar
also informed that the election to the post of Deputy Chairman, Rajya
Sabha would also be held during the session as the term of Shri P. J.
Kurien is ending this month.