Sonia Gandhi Writes to Modi, Seeks Agenda of Parliament Special Session
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A meeting of floor leaders of I.N.D.I.A bloc leaders was held at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s residence in New Delhi where issues to be taken up during the Special Session of Parliament starting from September 18 were finalised.
Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairwoman Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking agenda of the Special Session of the Parliament called by the government.
In her letter, Gandhi said: “I must point out that this special session has been convened without any consultation with other political parties. None of us have any idea of its agenda. All we have been communicated is that all five days have been allocated for government business.”
Former Congress chief, however, stated that opposition will definitely participate in the upcoming session to raise public concerns.
Sonia Gandhi Writes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Special Session of Parliament
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Sonia Gandhi Lists Nine Issues Which Opposition Would Like to Discuss During Parliament Special Session
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Further listing down the issues which members of the opposition bloc would like to discuss during the session, Gandhi said she “earnestly hope that time will be allocated under the appropriate Rules for a discussion and debate on these issues”.
The issues listed by CPP chairwoman include
current economic situation with focus on increasing price rise of essential commodities;
growing unemployment;
rise in inequalities and distress of MSMEs;
commitment made by government to farmers and farmers’ organisations in regards;
to minimum support price (MSP) and other demands raised by them;
demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to investigate the transactions; of Adani business group in light of all revelations;
Manipur violence;
rise in communal tension;
need of caste census;
damages being inflicted on Centre-State relations;
impact of natural disasters caused by extreme floods in some states and drought in others.
The letter from former chief of Congress days after Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Prahlad Joshi took to X (formerly Twitter) to announce that government has called a Special Session of Parliament from September 18-22.
6 September 2023, 13:55
