Parliament will honour astronaut Group Captain Subhanshu Shukla following his successful mission aboard the International Space Station. Both Houses will hold a special discussion to celebrate his feat and spotlight India’s space ambitions. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju hailed it as "a historic milestone for the nation."
00:00We're getting some breaking news. Discussion in the Parliament on space hero Shibhanshu Shukla's return.
00:05Lok Sabha to hail space hero Shibhanshu Shukla.
00:08Kiran Jijidu, the Parliamentary Affairs Minister, says that he hopes that opposition MPs will cooperate on the Shibhanshu Shukla debate.
00:16He has said that our hero, Captain Shibhanshu Shukla, who is back from International Space Station.
00:21And today, the discussion on this historic achievement will take place in the Parliament.
00:25A special discussion will take place on this and I hope members of all political parties participate in this discussion like they did in Operation Sindhu discussion.
00:35This is what Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiran Jijidu has said.
00:55This is what Parliamentary Affairs Minister, says that it will take place on the International Space Station in the International Space Station.
01:13And my colleague Piyush Mishra is now joining us with more details on this.
01:29Piyush, how much time has been allotted for this special discussion on Shibhanshu Shukla?
01:33And also we heard Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiran Jijidu seeking opposition MPs cooperation for this.
01:39Well, certainly today at around 2pm, this discussion will take place and this discussion will be initiated by Union Minister for Space, Dr. Juthendra Singh,
01:53in which multiple leaders from BJP and from NDA will be participating and from opposition also we can expect the leaders to participate.
02:02But everything will be decided only after the meeting of Business Advisory Committee, which is also to take place today in the Parliament.
02:08And after that meeting itself, it will also be decided as to how many hours have been allotted in both the Houses of Parliament to have a discussion on the successful return of Shibhanshu Shukla.
02:19Remember that Kiran Jijidu, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister, has requested all political parties, irrespective of a group they belong to, to take part in this historic discussion.
02:29Because it's the historic achievement of Shibhanshu Shukla and sources are suggesting that Group Captain Shibhanshu Shukla is also likely to meet PM Narendra Modi today in the evening.
02:39But before that, the discussions will take place in Parliament and Kiran Jijidu has requested all political parties to participate in this.
02:45All right, Piyush, thank you for those details.
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