In a significant step towards ensuring parliamentary coordination and cooperation, the Central government has announced that it will convene an all-party meeting on July 19, 2025, just two days before the commencement of the Monsoon Session of Parliament.
The announcement was made on Thursday by Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Kiren Rijiju.
The Monsoon Session of Parliament, one of the key legislative sessions in the Indian parliamentary calendar, is scheduled to begin on July 21 and will continue for a month until August 21, 2025.
Rijiju also informed that there would be no sittings on August 13 and 14, given the nationwide preparations and celebrations for Independence Day, which falls on August 15.
Taking to social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Minister Rijiju stated, “The Hon’ble President of India has approved the Government’s proposal to convene the Monsoon Session of Parliament from July 21 to August 21.
Due to the Independence Day celebrations, the Houses will not be in session on August 13 and 14.”
The all-party meeting scheduled for July 19 is aimed at facilitating dialogue among the government and various political parties to ensure smooth functioning of both Houses—Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha—during the upcoming session.
Such meetings traditionally serve as a platform for Opposition leaders to raise issues of concern and urge the government to allocate time for debates and discussions on key topics.
The upcoming Monsoon Session is especially noteworthy as it will be the first parliamentary session following “Operation Sindoor”, a major counter-terror initiative launched by the Indian government on May 7, 2025, in response to the Pahalgam terror attack.
That attack, which occurred in Jammu and Kashmir, tragically claimed the lives of 26 civilians and prompted widespread national and international condemnation.
In the wake of the attack, Opposition parties have been demanding a special session of Parliament to deliberate on the government’s response, intelligence gaps, and national security measures.
The last session of Parliament—the Budget Session 2025—commenced on January 31 and concluded in two distinct parts.
The session was marked by the introduction and passage of several key pieces of legislation, including the Waqf Amendment Bill.
After the Budget Session, Minister Rijiju addressed a press conference summarizing its outcomes. According to him, the first segment of the session witnessed nine sittings each in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
The second segment involved a more extensive legislative workload, with 17 sittings in both Houses, bringing the total to 26 sittings across the entire session.
During the second phase of the Budget Session, the Lok Sabha conducted detailed discussions on the Demands for Grants for several critical Ministries.
These included the Ministry of Railways, the Ministry of Jal Shakti, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare. Following the debates, the Demands for Grants related to the remaining Ministries and Departments were collectively taken up and put to a vote in the House on March 21, 2025.
On the same day, the Appropriation Bill, essential for authorizing government expenditure, was introduced, considered, and passed.
Additionally, several important financial bills and proposals were passed during the session. On March 11, 2025, the Lok Sabha approved the Appropriation Bills concerning the Second and Final Batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants for the financial year 2024–25.
These also included Excess Demands for Grants for the year 2021–22, Supplementary Demands for Grants for the State of Manipur for 2024–25, and the Demands for Grant on Account for 2025–26 related to Manipur.
The Finance Bill, 2025, which lays down the fiscal roadmap for the financial year, was successfully passed by the Lok Sabha on March 25.
Meanwhile, in the Rajya Sabha, Members of Parliament engaged in discussions on the functioning of several key ministries.
These included the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Railways, the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, and the Ministry of Home Affairs—ministries considered crucial to India’s developmental and internal security framework.
As Parliament gears up for what is expected to be a politically charged and substantively heavy Monsoon Session, the all-party meeting on July 19 will likely play a pivotal role in shaping the tone and agenda of the upcoming legislative proceedings.
With national security, post-terror-attack recovery, and key policy matters on the table, all eyes will be on how the session unfolds.
