Parliament Budget Session 2026 LIVE: Budget session to begin today; parties line up key issues like SIR, MGNREGA for debate

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chairs the all-party meeting ahead of the Budget Session of the Parliament at Parliament House Annexe, in New Delhi on January 27, 2026 | Photo Credit: ANI

The Budget Session of Parliament commences on Wednesday (January 28, 2026) with the address of President Droupadi Murmu to the joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will table the Economic Survey in Parliament on Thursday (January 29, 2026) and present the Union Budget on Sunday (February 1, 2026).

Also read: Nirmala Sitharaman to make history with ninth consecutive budget

After an all-party meeting on Tuesday (January 27, 2026) that outlined the agenda of the Budget Session, chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, leaders of various political parties expressed their views on issues likely to be raised during the Budget Session of Parliament and assured the government of their full co-operation. Also read: Budget 2026-27 must keep the growth momentum

Congress MP Manickam Tagore said that the party will raise people-centric issues during the session. He said “vote theft, SIR, procurement of paddy and bringing back MGNREGA” are among the issues the party intends to raise during the session.Meanwhile, several political leaders and ministers arrived in the national capital ahead of the budget session of Parliament .(with inputs from Agencies)

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  • January 28, 2026 09:14

    Opposition seeks debate on SIR, G-RAM-G in Budget Session; ‘no reverse gear’, says government

    The government on Tuesday (January 27, 2026) rejected the Opposition’s demands for renewed discussions on the VB-G RAM G Act and the SIR exercise during the Budget session of Parliament, with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju saying the two issues had already been debated by both Houses and “we cannot reverse the gear”.

    Mr. Rijiju made these remarks after an all-party meeting chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh that was attended by as many as 51 leaders, including ministers, from 39 political parties on the eve of the session.– PTI

Published – January 28, 2026 09:15 am IST

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