Joint Sitting of the Parliament
According to reports, the initial portion of the Budget Session may remain at the old Parliament, but the President’s Address to the joint session of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha is expected to take place at the new Parliament. The first portion of the Parliament’s budget session, which starts on January 31, will last through February 10. Beginning on March 12, the Parliament will meet once more till April 6.
Article 86 (1) and Article 87 of the Presidents’ Address
According to Article 86(1) of the Constitution, the President may address either House of Parliament or both Houses when they are both gathered together and may do so without the need for a member’s presence Joint Sitting of the Parliament. However, since the Constitution’s inception, there has never been a circumstance in which the President addressed either House separately or both Houses jointly in accordance with the provisions of this article.
The President’s special address is allowed under Article 87.
According to clause (1) of that article, the President must address both Houses of Parliament when they are gathered together at the beginning of the first session following each general election to the House of the People and at the beginning of the first session of every year to inform Parliament of the reasons for its summons.
Such an address is known as a “special address,” and it also appears every year. After the President has spoken to the assembled members of both Houses of Parliament, no more business is conducted.
This speech must be delivered to both Houses of Parliament when they are together. If the Lok Sabha has been dissolved and is not in existence when the first session of the year begins.
- In the case of the first session after each general election to Lok Sabha, the President addresses both Houses of Parliament assembled together after the members have made and subscribed the oath or affirmation and the Speaker has been elected.
- Such an address is known as a “special address,” and it also appears every year. After the President has spoken to the assembled members of both Houses of Parliament, no more business is conducted.
- This speech must be delivered to both Houses of Parliament when they are together. If the Lok Sabha has been dissolved and is no longer in existence when the first session of the year begins, and the Rajya Sabha must convene, the Rajya Sabha may assemble without the President’s Address.
- The President addresses both Houses of Parliament when they are both gathered together for the first session following each general election to the Lok Sabha, following the taking of the oath or affirmation by the members and the election of the Speaker.
Motion of thanks
Following the address, a resolution of appreciation is introduced in each House by members of the ruling party, which is followed by deliberations that can continue up to three or four days and end with the prime minister responding to the issues expressed.
The motion of gratitude is put to a vote after the PM responds, and some MPs may also propose changes to the address.
The modifications may emphasise, add, or highlight subjects the president touched on or those that were not mentioned.
In Parliament, changes offered by MPs are not adopted. In every address vote since 1952, only modifications presented by Rajya Sabha MPs have been approved.
What is the Joint Parliamentary Session for Bill Passage?
If a Bill has been approved by one House but rejected by the other, or if the two Houses cannot agree on the alterations to be made to the Bill, a joint sitting of both Houses may be convened.
The Bill must be approved in a joint session by a simple majority of the present and voting members of both Houses.
On a money bill or a constitution amendment bill, however, joint sittings are not allowed.
Only three such combined sittings have taken place in the past 60 years. These related to the Banking Service Commission (Repeal) Bill of 1977, the Dowry Prohibition Bill of 1959, and the Prevention of Terrorism Bill of 2002.
The President may, unless the Bill has expired due to the dissolution of the House of the People, notify the Houses by messanger if one of the following occurs after a Bill has been passed by one House and submitted to the other House: (a) the Bill is rejected by the other House; (b) the Houses have finally disagreed as to the amendments to be made in the Bill
When the house adjourns or is prorogued for more than four days straight, those days are not counted against the six-month calculation period. The President of India has the authority to call a joint session of both houses of parliament if the aforementioned requirements are met.
Regarding the News
President Droupadi Murmu will address the Parliament for the first time during this joint meeting, which will also mark the official opening of the newly constructed Parliament building.
According to insiders, the Session will take place in the Lok Sabha chamber, where final touches are being made.
The Central Hall, where all joint sittings are held, does not exist in the current structure. Members of both Houses can fit in the spacious Lok Sabha chamber.
For the next Parliament, the Lok Sabha Secretariat has begun creating new “smart identity cards” for MPs.
According to the Lok Sabha bulletin, “The Smart Card must be extremely secure with many safety elements built in the system.”