The Monsoon Session of Parliament to be held from July 20 to August 13, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Saturday.
In a post on X, Rijiju announced that President Droupadi Murmu has approved Parliament’s Monsoon Session 2026 which will begin from July 20 and continue till August 13, 2026.
The upcoming session is expected to witness key legislative business as well as political confrontations between the government and the Opposition.
One of the major pieces of legislation expected to return to Parliament is the Constitution Amendment Bill linked to implementing the 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies. The proposed amendment seeks a uniform 50% increase in the strength of the Lok Sabha and state assemblies to operationalise the women’s reservation law, According to Economic Times.
The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the controversial 130th Constitution Amendment Bill is expected to adopt its report on July 17, with indications that it will retain the Bill’s most debated provision mandating the automatic removal of the Prime Minister, Chief Ministers and Union or State ministers from office if they are arrested and remain in judicial custody for 30 consecutive days in cases involving serious offences.
The JPC is expected to finalise and adopt its report at its meeting on July 17 before submitting it to Parliament for further consideration.
The committee is unlikely to recommend dropping the contentious clause despite concerns raised by several stakeholders during deliberations. However, the report is expected to include safeguards aimed at preventing the provision from being misused for political vendetta or motivated prosecutions. “The proposed amendment had triggered a sharp political debate, with supporters arguing that it would strengthen accountability in public office, while the opposition has warned that it could be exploited to destabilise elected governments through politically motivated investigations and arrests.
The Opposition is also expected to bring up the issue of privilege proceedings against Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, after the Congress alleged that he spoke a “straightforward, clear-cut lie” to mislead the House over casualties of Indian soldiers during Operation Sindoor.
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