The motion of thanks on the President’s address is going to be discussed in both the houses of the Parliament. Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress MPs Tariq Anwar, Arraninder Raja Waring, Anto Antony and Jyotimani will speak during the motion of thanks on the President’s address.
In the Lok Sabha, Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sarbananda Sonowal will introduce the motion and party MP Tejasvi Surya will support it.
Meanwhile, BJP MP in Rajya Sabha C Sadanandan will move the master motion and his party’s fellow MP Medha Vishram Kulkarni will support the motion.
The House has allotted 18 hours for discussion and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reply on February 4 (Wednesday).
Both Houses will meet today at 11 am to discuss the motion of thanks on the President’s address.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to reply on February 11.
The budget session will last for 30 meetings over 65 days and will end on April 2. Both Houses will adjourn for vacation on February 13 and will resume session on March 9 so that the standing committees can examine the demands for grants of various ministries and departments.
Earlier, on Sunday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2026-27 in the Lok Sabha, which is her ninth consecutive Union Budget.
Claiming that the Union Budget 2026-27 is inspired by “youth power” and based on the “three duties”, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed to commission seven high-speed rail corridors, new dedicated freight corridors and 20 national waterways in the next five years.
The Union Budget has taken a major step towards promoting environment-friendly passenger transport, with a proposal to develop seven high-speed rail corridors between major urban and economic centres. These corridors will serve to connect development, thereby reducing travel time, reducing emissions and supporting regional development.