Second half of budget session to begin today

The second half of the budget session of parliament commenced today with the government seeking to push key legislative bills. Important bills like OBC Bill, Economic Offenders Bill 2018 and Triple Talaq Bill will remain main focus of the Government during this session.

The session begins two days after the Congress debacle in assembly elections in Northeast, that saw the BJP winning in Tripura and improving its performance in Nagaland. The BJP backed NPP-UDP government will be formed in Meghalaya. Despite emerging as the single largest party in Meghalaya, Congress has failed yet again to form the government.

Two houses of Parliament are meeting after a month-long recess in the session. The second part is also likely to see discussions on the demand for grants for various Ministries. The Opposition would also press for a debate on a number of contentious matters and important issues confronting the country.

Opposition parties are all set to raise the issue of financial scams involving public sector banks to corner the government in Parliament when the second part of the Budget session resumes on Monday.