Congress said it hopes that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will now sit more frequently in both Houses while claiming that he has the "worst attendance record of all prime ministers"
While the Rajya Sabha will meet at 2:15 pm in the Upper House chamber of the new Parliament building, the Lok Sabha will meet at 1:15 PM in the Lower House chamber of the newly constructed complex
Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Sunday stated that the Session will provide 5 sittings spread over a period of 5 days, besides informing that eight legislative items are likely to be taken up during this session.
The customary all party meeting was called by the government on Sunday, on the eve of the special session of Parliament, where floor leaders of all parties were present. During the meeting, opposition parties led by the Congress, sought passage of the bill in Lok Sabha.
Leaders of INDIA parties, in their last meeting in Mumbai, constituted the 14-member coordination committee to chalk out further programme of the bloc.
Speaking to reporters, he maintained that the Constitution mentions the name of the country as India and it is the name which is agreed upon by one and all.
Both have been asked to be present at the central agency's central government office (CGO) Complex office at Salt Lake in the northern outskirts of Kolkata on September 12.
The objective behind the One Nation One Election concept is to conduct both the Lok Sabha and State Assembly elections simultaneously across the country.
RSS is of the view that simultaneous elections will save public money and the nation's time as under the prevailing system, the country remains in "election mode" throughout the year.
Chowdhury is learnt to have told the Committee, chaired by BJP member Sunil Kumar Singh, that it was never his intention to hurt anybody's feelings and expressed regret for certain remarks made by him.