Monsoon Session of  Parliament from July 17

New Delhi: The monsoon session of the Parliament will commence on July 17, the day voting for the Presidential election will take place.

According to sources, the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) has recommended holding the Session from July 17 to August 11.

The CCPA meeting, chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh, was held on Friday evening after NDA Presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind filed his nomination papers.

The House may not function on the first day of the Session on account of death of two sitting MPs — Lok Sabha Member Vinod Khanna and Rajya Sabha Member Pallavi Reddy.

This post was published on June 25, 2017 6:48 pm