The 18-day monsoon session of parliament that begins today amid unprecedented safety measures for coronavirus, will have 18 bills and two financial items to discuss, the government said after a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee on Sunday afternoon. The customary all-party meeting of the government was not held this time because of the unprecedented situation due to the coronavirus outbreak, the government has said. Owing to the curtailed timings - four-hour sessions for each house each day - parliament will function seven days a week. The Zero Hour has been cut down to half and the Question Hour has been scrapped, which has hugely upset the opposition