NEW DELHI: The government will hold an all-party meeting on July 19 to discuss plans for the upcoming Monsoon session of Parliament, Union minister Kiren Rijiju said on Thursday.
The session, which will start on July 21, will now end on August 21, Rijiju added. Earlier, it was scheduled to end on August 12.
He further stated that there will be no Parliament sittings on August 13 and 14 in view of Independence Day celebrations.
The longer duration of the session comes amid the government plans to introduce several important bills. One key proposal is to allow private companies to enter the atomic energy sector. For this, the government plans to amend the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act and the Atomic Energy Act.
This will also be the first Parliament session after Operation Sindoor , India's military strikes inside Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, conducted on May 7. The operation was in response to the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, by Pakistan which killed 26 people.
Opposition parties have demanded a debate on Operation Sindoor, amid Pakistan's claims to have downed India's fighter jets.
The opposition is also seeking answers about US President Donald Trump ’s claim that he helped mediate between India and Pakistan to prevent a nuclear war.
The government has rejected Trump's claim. Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Trump in a phone call last month that India has never accepted mediation and will never accept it in future.
PM Modi also said India ended military action only after Pakistan, having suffered heavy damage to nine of its air bases, requested for a ceasefire through military communication channels.
The session, which will start on July 21, will now end on August 21, Rijiju added. Earlier, it was scheduled to end on August 12.
He further stated that there will be no Parliament sittings on August 13 and 14 in view of Independence Day celebrations.
The Hon’ble President of India has approved the proposal of the Government to convene the Monsoon Session of Parliament from 21st July to 21st August, 2025. In view of the Independence Day celebrations, there will be no sittings on the 13th and 14th of August. pic.twitter.com/ReWs8T7Czk
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) July 2, 2025
The longer duration of the session comes amid the government plans to introduce several important bills. One key proposal is to allow private companies to enter the atomic energy sector. For this, the government plans to amend the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act and the Atomic Energy Act.
This will also be the first Parliament session after Operation Sindoor , India's military strikes inside Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, conducted on May 7. The operation was in response to the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, by Pakistan which killed 26 people.
Opposition parties have demanded a debate on Operation Sindoor, amid Pakistan's claims to have downed India's fighter jets.
The opposition is also seeking answers about US President Donald Trump ’s claim that he helped mediate between India and Pakistan to prevent a nuclear war.
The government has rejected Trump's claim. Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Trump in a phone call last month that India has never accepted mediation and will never accept it in future.
PM Modi also said India ended military action only after Pakistan, having suffered heavy damage to nine of its air bases, requested for a ceasefire through military communication channels.
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