In a recent all-party meeting ahead of the upcoming budget session, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh highlighted a significant shift in the political landscape regarding special category status for states.
An all-party meeting is currently underway at the Parliament ahead of the commencement of the budget session. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju is hosting the meeting, which is seeing attendance from a range of political leaders.
Ahead of the Budget Session of Parliament, Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju will hold a meeting with the floor leaders of political parties in both the houses of the Parliament, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs said in a press release.
The All Party meeting articulated strong resolutions, including the immediate issuance of CWRA orders to Karnataka for releasing the stipulated Cauvery water.
Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy criticized the all-party meeting on the Cauvery water issue, suggesting that it was ineffective and questioning its purpose. He expressed frustration over water being released to Tamil Nadu under the pretence of supporting farmers and mocked the idea of atten
Karnataka Government on Sunday decided to release only 8,000 cusecs of water from the Cauvery River to Tamil Nadu instead of one thousand million cubic meters of water.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday said that the government has requested the presiding officers of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha to revoke the suspension of MPs, who had been suspended during the winter session of Parliament