Earlier, on Sunday, Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Joshi requested all parties for active cooperation and support for the smooth functioning of the two Houses of Parliament.
Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO Vishal V Sharma on Sunday said that India rejoices and celebrates the inclusion of Santiniketan on the World Heritage List.
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader Ram Mohan Naidu on Sunday said he put forward the demand for a 'special category' status for Andhra Pradesh at the all-party meeting ahead of the Special Session of Parliament starting Monday.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday said the only agenda of the Congress was to win the upcoming Telangana Assembly elections while also helping the Opposition bloc — INDIA — of which it is also a part, prevail over the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance
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.
"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.