India, Jan. 25 -- The Government has convened an all-party meeting on January 27 to discuss legislative and other agendas, ahead of the Budget Session of the Parliament. The session is set to begin on January 28, with President Droupadi Murmu addressing a joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

On a rare occasion in parliamentary history, the Union Budget would be presented on February 1, which is a Sunday. This will be

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's ninth consecutive Budget. "The all-party meeting, convened by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, will be held at the main committee room of Parliament House annexe at 11 am on January 27," a Government source said.

The Budget Session will continue till April 2. The fir...