After predicting a decisive victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls during his response to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address in the Lok Sabha on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is now set to address the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
Earlier, President Droupadi Murmu delivered a joint sitting address to the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members on January 31, marking the commencement of the Budget Session.
During his speech in the Lok Sabha, the Prime Minister expressed confidence that the third term of his government is on the horizon. He declared that this time the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is destined to win 400 seats, with the Bharatiya Janata Party individually securing 370 seats.
“A Ram Temple of Lord Ram was built which will continue to give new energy to the great tradition of India. Now the third term of our government is not far. Maximum 100 days left. The whole country is saying that ‘Abki baar 400 paar’. I don’t go into numbers but I can see the mood of the country. It will make the NDA cross 400 and BJP will get 370 seats,” PM Modi stated, as ANI reported.
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Reflecting on achievements, he highlighted the abolition of Article 370, the passage of the Nari Shakti Adhiniyam in the second term, and the empowerment of women resonating from space to the Olympics.
Today in the Rajya Sabha, a general discussion on the Union Interim Budget 2024-25 and the Interim Budget on Jammu and Kashmir 2024-25 is scheduled after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address.
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Following the day’s List of Business, Rajya Sabha MPs Harnath Singh Yadav and Ram Nath Thakur will present a copy of the government’s action taken on the 62nd Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, and Food Processing, addressing observations and recommendations in the Fifty-Third Report on ‘Demands for Grants (2023-24)’ of the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying (Department of Fisheries).
MPs Satish Chandra Dubey and Dr Ashok Bajpai are set to present reports from the Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution (2023-24). These reports focus on the “Regulation of Weights and Measures, with specific reference to Dispensing Machines at Fuel Stations” and “Transforming Fair Price Shops” for the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution (Department of Food and Public Distribution).
Additionally, Union MoS Danve Raosaheb Dadarao is scheduled to provide an update on the implementation status of recommendations from the 37th Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal, Mines, and Steel. This report addresses the ‘Import of Coal – Trends and issues of self-reliance (2022-23)’ concerning the Ministry of Coal.
The Budget Session commenced on January 31 and will potentially conclude on February 9.