Indian lawmakers attend five-day special session. Beállítások

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Indian lawmakers are attending a five-day special parliament session that has been called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.

The announcement of the session last month had taken opposition lawmakers by surprise.

On Monday, Mr Modi said that the session's duration may be "short" but that it would include "historic decisions".

According to the government, eight bills have been listed for discussion.

But opposition leaders have questioned whether a special session was necessary to discuss these bills when lawmakers were set to meet later this year for the winter session of parliament. The government could change or expand the session's agenda during the course of the week.

Indian lawmakers usually meet for regular business thrice a year in parliament - a budget session, a monsoon session and a winter session.

Special sessions are not that common - according to legislative expert Chakshu Roy, the government has sometimes convened them "for specific occasions, like commemorating parliamentary or national milestones".

The government has asked lawmakers to attend a function on Tuesday that will "commemorate the rich legacy" of India's parliament.

After the function, the session will be shifted to India's new parliament, which Mr Modi inaugurated in May amid a boycott by opposition leaders. This will be the first session to be held in the new building, which replaces the older, British-era parliament.
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