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Economic Times | 08 Feb, 2022 | 08.41AM IST

The debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address in Rajya Sabha concluded on Monday and PM Narendra Modi is expected to reply to the debate today. Forty members, including three women members, participated in the debate that lasted for 11 hours 25 minutes. With PM Modi’s reply tomorrow, the total duration of debate will exceed 12 hours allocated by the Business Advisory Committee (BAC). After Prime Minister’s reply, the debate on the union budget for 2022-23 will begin for which 11 hours have been allotted. The 2022 Budget Session of the Parliament commenced on January 31 with President Ram Nath Kovind’s address. The first part of the budget session is being held from January 31 to February 11 and the second part will take place from March 14 to April 8.
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