Ahead of the special session of the Parliament which is set to commence on Monday, an all-party meeting was held in Delhi with various political parties demanding the passage of women's reservation bill in the upcoming session.
Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Sunday requested all party leaders for active cooperation and support for the smooth functioning of the two Houses of Parliament, an official statement said on Sunday.
"This is the beginning of a new era in the new parliament building and in this era the participation of women must increase. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik also for many years had been requesting to the Central government to table the long-pending Women Reservation Bill," said Misra.
NCP leader (Ajit Pawar faction) Praful Patel on Sunday said that the Women's Reservation bill should be passed in Parliament adding that this step by the government will receive support from every political party.
DMK MP Tiruchi Siva on Sunday accused the BJP government at the Centre of "concealing something" from the Opposition about the five-day special Parliament session that begins on Monday.
"The centre is not clear about the agenda and is hiding something. "They (Centre) are not clear about it (agenda). They are not telling us...the agendas (of special Parliament session) that are taken up are normal subjects. They are hiding something, and we wanted to ask them what is the age
Labelling the upcoming Special Session of Parliament as a "regular one", Congress Lok Sabha leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Sunday accused the government of depriving members of their opportunity to speak during Question Hour and Zero Hour.
After an all-party meeting concluded ahead of the special session of the Parliament, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Deputy General Secretary Kanimozhi Karunanidhi said that there is no clarity on why this special session was called when the winter session will be called in November.
Addressing the media before the parliamentary session, Gowda hinted at the significant matters he intends to raise during the discussions but opted to keep the details under wraps until he addresses the Parliament.
With just a day to go for the special session of Parliament Union Minister Anurag Thakur has said that he wants opposition to participate in the discussion because they had wasted most of the last session by boycotting it.
Ahead of the Telangana Assembly election that is slated to be held this year, Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Sunday announced "six guarantees" adding that it's her dream to see the Congress government in the state.