September 3 sitting of Parliament cancelled

New Delhi, Aug 31: The sitting of Parliament on September 3 has been cancelled, it was officially announced today.

A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) yesterday, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee informed the House during Zero Hour.

A similar announcement was made by Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman K Rahman Khan during Zero Hour.

September 4 being a holiday on account of Janmashtami, the MPs will get four days holiday at a stretch.

There are no sittings on September 1 and 2, being Saturday and Sunday.

UNI