New Delhi: The five-day special session of Parliament (September 18-22) will commence in the old building, and will be shifted to the new building on September 19, said sources quoted by ANI.
Meanwhile, 24 parties of the INDIA bloc have agreed to participate in the special session of the Parliament.
Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi will be writing to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on behalf of these 24 parties, sources said. This decision was taken at a meeting of INDIA bloc floor leaders.
The meeting of the INDIA bloc parties was held at the residence of Congress president and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge in Delhi on Monday evening.
Issues that will be raised by the Opposition parties in the special session were also finalised in the meeting. These issues will be given in writing to the government through Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, said sources. The agenda for the special session has, however, not been revealed yet.
The Monsoon Session of Parliament, which concluded last month, was held in the old Parliament building. The announcement of the special session came as a surprise in political circles, with the parties gearing up for assembly polls in five states later this year.