Budget session of Parliament extended till Aug 7

July 26, 2019 13:02

The current Budget session of Parliament, which was to end on Friday, has been extended till August 7 to help transact essential government business, Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu informed the House. When the Upper House met for the day, Naidu said the sitting of the house has been extended till August 7. During the extended tenure of the session, Question Hour has been dispensed away with, he said. Lok Sabha was informed on Thursday about the extension of session.

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