According to Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal, the leaders of the opposition INDIA bloc have decided to demand the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament to respond to several pressing national issues during the ongoing session.
Opposition leaders moved adjournment motion notices in both lower and upper houses to discuss various issues of public importance, including the special intensive revision (SIR) being carried out by the Election Commission (EC) in Bihar ahead of the upcoming assembly elections.
"Yesterday, I was also there, and he was also present in the meeting. He was fine and in good health... In the second meeting, Union Minister JP Nadda did not attend, and subsequently, a resignation occurred, so it is not related to health issues. It is a serious matter that the VP resign
"He could not prove Congress as a responsible Opposition party. He is doing politics over non-issues. Nobody considers Congress a responsible political organisation in the country right now," Bhattacharya told ANI.
The Congress MP said that even in the agenda of the BAC meeting, the Pahalgam attack and Operation Sindoor were not included. He stated that the government should clarify their stance on the issues.
BJP MP Jagdambika Pal on Monday slammed the Opposition parties, saying they "created ruckus" on the first say of the monsoon session of Parliament , saying the government has said that it is willing to discuss all issues as per rules.
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to Centre and states on a PIL seeking to declare that consumers have a right to know about the quality, purity and certification of products, besides details of distributors and sellers for redressal against unfair restrictive trade practices.
Senior Congress leader K Muraleedharan said that the final action to let Shashi Tharoor stay in a party after his "nation first" remark will be decided by the Congress high command.
BJP MP Dinesh Sharma stated that the opposition has no real issues to discuss at Parliament's monsoon session and it should be of felicitations rather than of criticism.
She accused the government of diverting attention from relevant topics and urged it to prioritise meaningful discussions on matters of national importance.
Congress whip in the Lok Sabha, Manickam Tagore, on Monday gave an Adjournment Motion notice in the Lok Sabha and expressed hope that the government would allow discussion on important issues during the monsoon session of the Parliament, as well as on President Trump's claims on the ceasefir
"The much-awaited session of Parliament begins today, and like previous sessions, there is a natural concern among all citizens that it may not, as usual, end up being largely disappointing without proper and comprehensive debates on critical and urgent issues of national and public interest