Monsoon, Covid session begins today, Govt lines up several Bills

On Sunday, Speaker Om Birla called a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) to discuss the agenda for the session that concludes on October 1. The BAC was called because the customary all-party meeting that precedes Parliament’s sessions has been scrapped.

A historic 18-day session of Parliament begins on Monday with the Covid-19 pandemic forcing the implementation of a range of first-time measures and the exclusion of several significant conventions.

The government is preparing for a business-like session with almost two dozen bills lined up for consideration. But the Opposition has expressed reservations over many of…