Chairperson of the Congress Parliamentary Party Sonia Gandhi has approved the appointments of Pramod Tiwari as Deputy Leader and Rajani Patil as Whip of the Congress Party in the Rajya Sabha, said Congress MP and the party's general secretary (communications) Jairam Ramesh on Saturday.
The meeting will be held at Kharge's office at Parliament before the start of the business of Rajya Sabha. The meeting is believed to be called to chalk out the strategy of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha on Monday.
Over the tension across the India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh, Congress MP Rajni Patil on Tuesday gave the Suspension of Business Notice under Rule 267 in the Upper House of Parliament.
The All India Kisan Congress will hold a day-long protest at Jantar Mantar in the national capital on December 9 over demand of the long-pending issues of farmers including making minimum support price (MSP) a legal right, during the Winter Session of Parliament.
Congress MPs including its president Mallikarjun Kharge and former chief Sonia Gandhi paid tribute to the architect of the Indian Constitution on his 66th death anniversary on Tuesday.
Congress Parliamentary Strategy Group will meeting will take place on Saturday at Sonia Gandhi's residence at 4 pm to discuss strategy ahead of the Winter session of the Parliament that begins on December 7.
Congress Parliamentary Strategy Group will meet on December 3 in the national capital to discuss the strategy and issues for the upcoming Winter Session of Parliament which is scheduled to begin on December 7.