The Kerala Legislative Budget Meeting will begin on January 23rd (today). Kerala Finance Minister KN Balagopal will announce the third budget on February 3rd. The session will begin with a traditional speech by Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan. The budget session he will continue until February 20th and from February 27th he will resume after a one-week break until March 30th.
The meeting will not be held from January 25th to 31st
However, the legislative session will not continue from January 25 to 31, as state legislative leaders will be in Jammu and Kashmir to attend the closing program of Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodh Tour. According to Spokesman Shamseer, a vote of appreciation for the governor’s budget speech will begin with a debate on the speech on Feb. 1. The work of the House is devoted to budget-related matters. A meeting of the House Business Advisory Committee will be held, and bills will be put up on the agenda if needed.
Possibility of price hike for drinking water
Drinking water prices could reportedly rise, and the finance minister expects the biggest revenue mobilization. The issue of buffer zones will also come up in budget discussions in Congress. CPI-M leader Shahnawaz has been suspended from a party branch committee on suspicion of involvement in drug smuggling, and Congress will take up the issue in detail in the House of Representatives.
The opposition will raise many questions
A move for MP Shashi Thalor to attend a statewide public event is also under discussion in the House of Commons. Various political parties will raise several other issues during the budget session.
