Monsoon session of Parliament from July 21 to August 12

New Delhi: The Monsoon Session of Parliament is set to commence on July 21 and will run until August 12, as announced by Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday.

Both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha will convene at 11 a.m. on the opening day, marking the first parliamentary session in over three months.

The session is expected to be politically charged, particularly amid growing demands from the Opposition for a special session.

On Tuesday, sixteen opposition parties urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to convene an immediate parliamentary session to address the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor, a cross-border military strike targeting nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

In response, the government has formalised the Monsoon Session schedule, stating that all issues, including those raised by the Opposition, can be discussed during the scheduled sitting.

The budget session earlier this year ran from January 31 to April 4 in two phases and saw the passage of several key pieces of legislation, including the Waqf Amendment Bill. The Mussalman Wakf Act, 1923, was also repealed.

Apart from the Waqf Amendment Bill, the government also passed the 'Tribhuvan' Sahkari University Bill, 2025, for the establishment of 'Tribhuvan' Sahkari University to provide education, training, and capacity building in the cooperative sector and undertake research and development activities in related areas.

The Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025, was also passed to simplify the laws for the requirement of passports or other travel documents in respect of persons entering into and exiting from India and for regulating matters related to foreigners, including the requirement of a visa and registration.

(inputs from IANS)