Budget Session LIVE updates: Lok Sabha adjourned till 11am tomorrow

Opposition members protest after President Kovind hails CAA in address to joint sitting of both houses

The Budget session of Parliament, beginning on Friday, is set to be stormy as the opposition parties plan to take on the government on issues, like the economic slowdown and the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) that is facing countrywide protests.

The opposition parties are also putting up a united front against the Narendra Modi government on issues, such as the National Population Register (NPR) and the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC), which has also seen violent protests in the various parts of the country.

It's learnt the opposition will pressurise the government to "roll back" the CAA. The law and order issue will also be raised during the Budget session, the third of 17th Lok Sabha.

This decade is very important for India. Our Constitution not only provides security to all Indian citizens but also makes them aware of their responsibilities and duties. My government has already laid a strong foundation of making this decade, India's decade and this century, India's century in the last five years. Our constitution expects from this Parliament and every member present in this House to fulfill the hopes and aspirations of the countrymen and make necessary laws for them, keeping national interest paramount, says President Ram Nath Kovind.

The mature way in which the countrymen behaved after the Supreme Court's decision on Ramjanmabhoomi is also praiseworthy, says the President.

My government is clearly of the view that mutual discussions and debates further strengthen democracy. At the same time, any kind of violence in the name of protest weakens the society and the country, says President Ram Nath Kovind.

In protest against attack on the constitution, we will sit and listen to the President's address with black bands around our arms, says Gaurav Gogoi, Congress MP

We all should make sure that in this session, we lay a strong foundation for this decade. This session will be focussed mainly on economic issues. I want that in both houses there are good debates on these issues. Our govt's identity has been of empowering Dalits, women, those who face exploitation; want to continue efforts , says PM Modi

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi led a protest of opposition leaders in Parliament against the CAA, NPR and NRC ahead of the Budget Session.

Party leaders held placards of 'Save India', 'No to CAA, NRC' and shouted slogans.

Senior Congress leaders Motilal Vohra, Ahmed Patel, Adhir Ranjan Choudhury, AK Antony were present at the protest.

The Budget Session will commence on Friday, January 31 with an inaugural address by President Ram Nath Kovind to a joint sitting of Parliament. The session is scheduled to end on April 3. It will go into recess on February 11 and will resume on March 2.

The Union Budget 2020 will be tabled in Parliament on Saturday, February 1, by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

The Finance Minister will on Friday table the Economic Survey 2019-20.