"Hopefully govt will allow..": Jairam Ramesh after Centre agrees to hold Constitution discussion

New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): As the BJP-led union government agreed to hold a special 2 day discussion on the Constitution, Congress General Secretary (Communications) and Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh said on Monday that he "hopes" the government will allow the functioning of both the houses from tomorrow.
"Hopefully now the Modi Govt. will allow both Houses to function from tomorrow," read the post by Jairam Ramesh on X.

LOP Lok Sabha had written to the Speaker on Nov 26th requesting for a special two-day discussion on the Constitution. The LOP-Rajya Sabha had also written a similar letter to the Chairman on that day.

Six days later, this request has been accepted by the Modi Govt and the dates…

— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) December 2, 2024

Both Houses of Parliament have been facing continuous adjournments, with no substantial business being passed, as the opposition demands various discussions, while the government alleges that the opposition is misusing the rules of the House and not allowing it to function.
The Congress leader highlighted that the opposition had been asking for a special discussion on the Constitution since November 26, the day Constitution Day is celebrated. Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, had written letters to the Speaker and the Chairman, respectively, to hold a discussion.
"LOP Lok Sabha had written to the Speaker on Nov 26th requesting for a special two-day discussion on the Constitution. The LOP-Rajya Sabha had also written a similar letter to the Chairman on that day," Ramesh said in the post.
"Six days later, this request has been accepted by the Modi Govt and the dates for the discussion have been announced as requested by the Indian National Congress and other INDIA parties," the post added.
Earlier today, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla called a meeting of floor leaders of political parties in his chambers to break the deadlock between the opposition and the ruling party, as both Houses of Parliament had faced continuous adjournments. The opposition has repeatedly demanded discussions on issues such as Adani, Sambhal violence, and the situation in Manipur.
After the meeting, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said, "Everyone has accepted that discussions will be held from tomorrow."
"Today, a meeting of all-party floor leaders was held with Speaker (Om Birla) today. Since a few days there has been a deadlock in the Parliament, everyone has expressed their concerns over it. We too said that all elected representatives come to the Parliament of India to express their views and the Parliament not functioning (properly) for several days now is not good. Everyone accepted this," he said.
He also mentioned that the government has agreed to hold a special discussion on the Constitution, which will take place on December 13-14 in the Lok Sabha and on December 16-17 in the Rajya Sabha.
Rijiju said Lok Sabha Speaker told the meeting that if anyone wants to raise an issue, there is a rule for it.
"You can submit a notice for it but creating a ruckus in Parliament and obstructing the functioning is not good. Everyone has accepted this. It is good that everyone has accepted that discussions will be held from tomorrow. We will pass the first Bill tomorrow after discussions in Lok Sabha. In Rajya Sabha too, Listed Business will be passed. I appeal once again to all Opposition MPs and Leaders that all agreements that have happened today - we should run the Parliament smoothly," he said.
Those present at the meeting of floor leaders included Congress member Gaurav Gogoi, TDP's Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, DMK's TR Baalu, NCP(SP) leader Supriya Sule, Samajwadi Party's Dharmendra Yadav, Janata Dal-United member Dileshwar Kamait, RJD's Abhay Kushwaha, TMC's Kalyan Banerjee, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Arvind Sawant, and CPI(M) leader K Radhakrishnan. (ANI)