Ananth Kumar, Sumitra to hold two all-party pre-Budget meetings on Sunday

wo all-party meetings will be held on Sunday, ahead of the Budget 2018 Session of Parliament which is due to start on Monday, government sources said on Saturday.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar has called for an all-party meeting at 4.00 p.m., and Speaker Sumitra Mahajan will hold a meeting at 7.30 p.m, which will be followed by dinner, sources said.

The Budget Session will start on Monday with President Ram Nath Kovind's address to a joint sitting of the two Houses. This will be Kovind's first address to a joint sitting of Parliament since he took over as the President.

The Union Budget will be tabled on February 1. The session will go into a break on February 9.

The second phase of the Budget Session will start on March 5 and conclude on April 6.