New Delhi: Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju announced that the monsoon session of Parliament will be held from July 21 to August 12. "We decided to convene the monsoon session of the Parliament on July 21st, and it will end on August 12th. The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs has decided the date, and we will be sending the proposal to the Rashtrapati ji for summoning of both the houses," Rijiju told reporters.
The monsoon session will be the first Parliament session after the Pahalgam attack and Operation Sindoor. Following the attack, which killed 26 people, opposition leaders called for a special session of both houses.
"We, the leaders of INDIA, reiterate our collective and urgent request to convene a special session of Parliament to discuss the developments following the terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22, 2025," Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge posted on X.
The last sitting of Parliament was during the Budget Session which began on 31 January. Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned sine die on 4 April, concluding the first Parliament session of the year 2025.
