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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.
Chandigarh Mar 4 () The Haryana Assembly s Budget Session is likely to begin on a stormy note tomorrow with the opposition looking to corner the BJP government over several issues including that of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal and law and order. The session will commence with the address of Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki. The Budget estimates for 2018-2019 are likely to be presented on March 12 and according to a tentative schedule the session will last till March 16 official sources said. However the Business Advisory Committee of the Haryana Assembly will take a final call on duration of the budget session Chief Minister Manohar http://getcosmetic.com/author/arfplayer/ Lal Khattar told reporters here today. Leader of the Opposition (INLD) Abhay Singh Chautala said his party would move an adjournment motion for a debate on the SYL issue. To put pressure on the Centre to complete the canal to enable Haryana s share of river water the INLD will also hold an Adhikar rally in Delhi on March 7. Ahead of the Budget Session the Haryana Congress Legislature Party held a meeting in Delhi at the residence of former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. CLP leader Kiran Choudhary said the Khattar government had failed on all fronts including on the farmers issue law and order front in giving jobs and fulfilling the tall promises it had made to the public. Hooda said every section of society was fed up with this government. They have done nothing for the past three-and-a-half years except event management. Farmers employees traders youths you name any section of society everyone is fed up with their misrule he alleged and added that the Congress would raise important issues in the Assembly. SUN GVS GVS