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Sonia Gandhi will attend the President’s address as Congress leaders and MPs are stuck in Srinagar after the concluding events of the Bharat Jodo Yatra (File Photo/News18)
Party leader Jairam Ramesh said several Congress MPs, including Kharge, would not be able to attend the President’s address as flights from Srinagar were delayed due to bad weather.
Congress Parliamentary Party President Sonia Gandhi will participate in the President’s address to the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament on Tuesday as party MPs, including Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, are stranded in Srinagar due to delayed flights.
Sources said the CPP chairperson will represent the Congress party during President Draupadi Murmu’s first address to the joint sitting of both the Houses of Parliament.
Party leader Jairam Ramesh said several Congress MPs, including Kharge, would not be able to attend the President’s address as flights from Srinagar were delayed due to bad weather.
Congress leaders and MPs are in Srinagar for the concluding ceremony of Bharat Jodo Yatra on Monday.
He could not attend the meeting of various political parties called by the government on Monday ahead of the budget session of Parliament.
Senior party MP Naseer Hussain was to attend the meeting but failed to do so as all flights from Srinagar were canceled due to heavy snowfall.
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Kharge ji and several other Congress MPs will not be able to attend the President’s address to both the Houses of Parliament at 11 am today as flights from Srinagar airport were delayed due to bad weather. Ramesh said in a tweet on Tuesday.
Hussain, who is the CPP whip in the Rajya Sabha, said due to weather conditions, Kharge, Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and several Congress MPs are stuck at the Srinagar airport and it may not be possible for them to attend the President’s address. Could 11 in the morning.
The President addresses the members of both the Houses in the Central Hall of the Parliament on the first day of the budget session every year.
Bharat Jodo Yatra concluded on Monday with leaders of various parties joining Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi As he completed his ambitious 136-day journey of over 3,000 km from Kanyakumari to Kashmir.
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