DMK MP Tiruchi Siva accuses Centre of "concealing something" about special Parliament session
Sep 17, 2023
New Delhi [India], September 17 : DMK MP Tiruchi Siva on Sunday accused the BJP government at the Centre of "concealing something" from the Opposition about the five-day special Parliament session that begins on Monday.
The DMK MP said that he had never come across such a situation where the political parties are kept in the dark as far as Parliament sessions are concerned.
"There is something that is being concealed. We want to know that. I have never come across such a situation where the political parties and the MPs are kept in the dark", DMK MP Tiruchi Siva said.
Meanwhile giving details about the special Parliament session, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said On the first day, the session will be held in the Old Parliament House.
"Next day i.e. on 19th September, there will be a photo session in the Old Parliament, then at 11 am there will be a function in the Central Hall. After that, we will enter the new Parliament. Parliament session will start in the new Parliament on the 19th of September and regular government work will start from the 20th of September," Pralhad Joshi said.
Meanwhile an all-party meeting held in the Parliament Library building on Sunday ahead of the Special Session of Parliament which begins tomorrow.
Union Minister Rajnath Singh and leaders of opposition parties participated in the meeting.
The Special Session will see a discussion on Parliament’s 75-year journey, starting from the Samvidhan Sabha that first met on December 9, 1946.
A discussion on 'Parliamentary Journey of 75 years starting from Samvidhan Sabha – Achievements, Experiences, Memories and Learnings' will be held in Parliament on the first day of the five-sitting long special session, a parliamentary bulletin said on Wednesday.
The announcement of the Special Session came as a surprise in political circles with the parties gearing up for assembly polls in five states later this year.
Earlier today, Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar hoisted the national flag at the new Parliament building a day before the commencement of the Special Session of Parliament.
The Special Session, starting on Monday will see parliamentary proceedings shift from the old to the adjacent new building.
Dhankhar hoisted the flag atop "Gaja Dwar" of the new Parliament building. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla was also present on the occasion.
