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Winter Session of Parliament from Nov 9

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 21 2013 | 5:24 AM IST

The Winter Session of Parliament will commence on November 9, a day after US President Barack Obama addresses members of both the Houses at a joint sitting.

Lok Sabha Secretariat today issued a notification saying the session will commence on November 9 and subject to exigencies of government business, it is likely to conclude on December 13.

A similar notification has already been issued by the Rajya Sabha secretariat.

Speaker Meira Kumar will hold an all-party meeting on the opening day of the session to seek cooperation of leaders to ensure that the proceedings are smooth.

Obama, who will undertake his first state visit to India next month, will address Parliament on November 8.

Sources said Obama is expected to arrive in India on November 5 on a five-day visit, his first since assuming office in January last year.

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Former US President Bill Clinton had addressed a joint sitting during his visit in 2000. Obama's predecessor George W Bush, who visited India in March 2006, did not have the honour of addressing Parliament of the world's largest democracy.

Among others to have addressed the Indian MPs at a joint session was former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who visited India in August 2007.

Obama is likely to begin his visit from Mumbai where he is expected to have an overnight stay at Taj Hotel, which was targeted by LeT terrorists during the 26/11 attacks in 2008. He is also expected to visit the Golden Temple in Amritsar besides Delhi where he will hold wide-ranging talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

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First Published: Oct 18 2010 | 7:38 PM IST

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