New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired an all-party meeting in Parliament on Sunday ahead of the start of the monsoon session.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said, “The all-party meeting was attended by more than 40 leaders of 33 parties and suggested which topics should be discussed. Addressing the meeting, PM Narendra Modi said that all the representatives including the opposition Your suggestions are very valuable.” informed.
He said that PM Modi emphasized on having a healthy and fruitful debate in Parliament. Quoting the Parliamentary Affairs Minister, the PM said, “The government is ready to discuss any matter as per parliamentary rules and procedures.”
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The Prime Minister said that the suggestions of the people’s representatives, especially the opposition, are valuable as they enrich the discussion.
The meeting took place a day before the monsoon session of Parliament, which begins on Monday. It was attended by Prime Minister Modi and floor leaders of various political parties.
Apart from PM Modi, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Minister and Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha Piyush Goyal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Joshi were present in the meeting.
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury also attended the all-party meeting. Floor leaders of all major opposition parties including TMC’s Derek O’Brien, DMK’s Tiruchi Siva, Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav and BSP’s Satish Mishra also participated.
Apna Dal leader and NDA ally Anupriya Patel and LJP leader Pashupati Paras were also present.
The monsoon session of Parliament is scheduled to begin on Monday and end on August 13.
As per tradition, the Prime Minister will present the newly inducted Union Ministers in both the houses on Monday. After the formation of a new government or an expansion or reshuffle in the Union Council of Ministers, the prime minister traditionally introduces new ministers to both houses.
As per reports, Congress has decided to bring up the issues of inflation, fuel price hike, COVID crisis mismanagement and border dispute with China in the monsoon session.
The party is also expected to raise the issue of the Rafale deal following the recent developments in France, where a probe has been launched into the deal.
Earlier, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla had said that all protocols related to COVID will be followed during the session. Those who have not received their coronavirus vaccination will be asked to undergo an RT-PCR test before entering the Parliament premises.
(with inputs from agencies)
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