Coronavirus Outbreak: Indian Parliament not to be adjourned sine die
New Delhi/UNI: The Budget session of Parliament will not be adjourned sine die in the wake of coronavirus outbreak in the country and the proceedings of both the Houses will run till the pre-scheduled time of April 3.
"Parliament will not be adjourned sine die due to coronavirus spread. It will function until its scheduled time on April 3," Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi informed reporters here after the BJP Parliamentary party meeting.
With the spread of novel coronavirus infection in India, there were apprehensions that the second leg of Budget session which commenced on March 2 will be adjourned sine die before its scheduled date on April 3.
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country rose to 125 with Odisha reporting its first COVID-19 patient and new cases in Karnataka, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir and Kerala.
The government has taken various measures to contain the virus, including suspension of all visas to India till April 15, after the World Health Organisation declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic.
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.