New Delhi, March 18 -- Parliament will sit over the next weekend in lieu of holidays on Thursday and Friday.

The Lok Sabha chairperson informed the house on Wednesday that the House will not sit on Thursday and Friday.

While Ugadi will be celebrated on Thursday, 19 March the government has listed Eid-ul-Fitr holiday for Friday. Depending on moon sighting, Eid-ul-Fitr will either be celebrated on Friday or Saturday.

The questions of various ministries that were to be taken up on March 19 and 20 will be tabled in the Lok Sabha on Monday, news agency PTI said,

In the wake of the long weekend, the House will function on March 28 and 29, the next Saturday and Sunday. However, no questions will be taken up then.

A similar announcement was ...