Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi has said that the old building of the Parliament has an old history but the new building will serve India in the times to come.
The House was adjourned after holding a six-hour long debate on the "Parliamentary journey of 75 years starting from Samvidha Sabha- achivements, experiences, memories and learnings".
Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar made the announcement in the Upper House on the first day of the Special Session of the Parliament today.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday recalled the emotional moment of his entering the Parliament as an MP for the first time in 2014, saying he bowed down to honour the temple of democracy and could have never imagined that a child belonging to a poor family would be able to enter the
Following this, Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reached the Parliament to attend the special session.
The floor leaders of the INDI Alliance will meet before the start of the Parliament special session to chalk out the strategy for the floor of the house.
Ahead of the special session of the Parliament which is set to commence on Monday, an all-party meeting was held in Delhi with various political parties demanding the passage of women's reservation bill in the upcoming session.
After an all-party meeting concluded ahead of the special session of the Parliament, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Deputy General Secretary Kanimozhi Karunanidhi said that there is no clarity on why this special session was called when the winter session will be called in November.
Addressing the media before the parliamentary session, Gowda hinted at the significant matters he intends to raise during the discussions but opted to keep the details under wraps until he addresses the Parliament.
Vice President of India and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar hoisted the national flag at the new Parliament building today, a day before the special session of the Parliament.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who was reinstated as an MP after losing his membership of the Lok Sabha following his conviction in a criminal defamation case, remains a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence while fellow party colleague and Rajya Sabha MP Jairam R