Parliament meets today!

The second phase of the Budget Session of Parliament is beginning today (March 10, 2025). The Citizenship Amendment Bill is being tabled in this session. The central government is pushing for its implementation. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Manipur Budget for this financial year in Parliament. The opposition parties are ready to raise various issues. The first phase of the Budget Session of Parliament began on January 1. On that day, President Draupadi Murmu addressed a joint meeting of both houses. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Budget for this year on February 1. As usual, this was also a deficit budget. Nirmala Sitharaman's decision to increase the annual income tax exemption limit to Rs. 12 lakh has attracted much attention. The session witnessed a flurry of discussions on various issues. The first session concluded on February 16. The second session will begin at 11 am today amid a tense atmosphere. Speaker Om Birla will preside over the session. As the Rajya sabha chairman Jahadeeep Thangar has been admitted to AIIMS, Delhi due to a sudden heart attack, the meeting is being presided over by Deputy chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh. The session will conclude on April 6. The Waqf Amendment Bill will be discussed in this session. The central government is taking the initiative to postpone it. A move is being made to include non-Muslims in the Waqf Board. The minorities are strongly opposing this. It is said that a political storm is likely to erupt in Parliament over this issue. The voter ID card scam is a storm brewing. The central government is said to be taking initiatives to reduce the share of funds to the states from 41 percent to 40 percent. Various states are opposing this. Some state chief ministers have also demanded that the share of the states be increased from 41 percent to 50 percent. But economists say that the central government will not agree to increase the financial allocation.