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Parrikar was referred to Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital by the Goa Medical College on Thursday. PANAJI: Goa CM Manohar Parrikar is “giving final touches to his budget”, which is scheduled for Thursday, from Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai, assembly speaker Pramod Sawant told TOI on Monday.Parrikar, who is undergoing treatment for pancreatitis at the hospital, has almost finished preparing his budget speech and only the opening remarks are left, sources said. It was attended by all three MPs from the state — Vinay Tendulkar ( Rajya Sabha MP and party’s Goa unit president), Shripad Naik and Narendra Sawaikar (both Lok Sabha MPs).Health minister Vishwajit Rane briefed MLAs on Parrikar’s health. On Tuesday and Wednesday, there would be a discussion on the governor’s address, to which Dhavalikar would respond.Meanwhile, BJP held its legislative party meeting just before the assembly session began on Monday and selected urban development minister Francis D’Souza as its leader. The discussion on the budget will take place in the next assembly session, likely in June or July.The business advisory committee of the assembly that met after the governor’s address also decided to curtail the month-long budget session to four days due to Parrikar’s illness.Sawant said that the House’s usual business — question hour, calling attention, zero hour mention, etc — would take place on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday..