Defense Minister Rajnath Singh will chair the NDA meeting to decide the government agenda for the monsoon session. This session, starting from July 20, is expected to be a stormy one, with the opposition raising many issues like NEET-UG paper leak.
New Delhi [भारत]July 16 (ANI): Defense Minister Rajnath Singh will chair a high-level parliamentary strategy meeting with National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ministers in the national capital tomorrow. The government’s agenda for the upcoming monsoon session will be finalized in this meeting.
The monsoon session of Parliament will start from July 20 and continue till August 13. The government has called for an all-party meeting on July 19, where the government is expected to outline its legislative agenda, while opposition parties can put forward the issues they intend to raise during the session. This all-party meeting, held before every Parliament session, is likely to begin at 11 am.
Big turmoil in the opposition camp
Several important bills are expected to be considered during the session. This session is expected to be tumultuous, as recent weeks have seen rifts and “rupture” within some opposition parties. Trinamool Congress is in turmoil after its defeat in the assembly elections, with 20 of its MPs “merging into the National Citizens Party of India”. He has demanded to sit separately in the Lok Sabha and said that he will support the BJP government. Three Trinamool Congress MPs have resigned from their Rajya Sabha seats and joined the BJP. There has also been a further “split” in the Shiv Sena (UBT), with six of the party’s MPs in the Lok Sabha “joining” the Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Seven AAP MPs in Rajya Sabha had joined BJP.
Opposition will corner the government on these issues
The opposition is likely to raise the NEET-UG paper leak issue and Defense Minister Rajnath Singh’s comments on casualties in Operation Sindoor. Congress has given a notice of breach of privilege against the Defense Minister.
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju had earlier said that the monsoon session of Parliament will run from July 20 to August 13.
Controversial bill will also be monitored
The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the proposed 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill is also expected to adopt its report on July 17, which will later be tabled in Parliament. The Bill has sparked political debate over a provision that provides for automatic removal of the Prime Minister, Chief Ministers and Union or State Ministers from office if they remain in judicial custody for 30 consecutive days in cases involving serious crimes. (ANI)
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