Last Updated: July 21, 2023, 07:34 AM IST
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and others on the first day of the monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi on July 20. (Image: PTI)
Parliament Monsoon Session 2023: PM Modi is also likely to interact with MPs of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) during the ongoing Monsoon session of Parliament. The parliamentarians have been divided into 10 groups for separate meetings with him
Parliament Monsoon Session 2023: On the first day of the Monsoon Session, both houses of Parliament were adjourned till Friday (July 21) after the opposition created a ruckus over a range of issues such as Manipur violence, unemployment, the India-China border situation and others. The parliament convened thrice before being adjourned till 11 AM.
Congress President and LoP in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge urged chairperson Jagdeep Dhankar to “suspend all other business” to discuss the Manipur violence issue in the house as his party remained adamant about its demand for a statement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the matter in Parliament.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged parliamentarians to make full use of the Monsoon session of Parliament for extensive discussion on a host of bills the government is planning to bring in the people’s interest.
Interacting with the media ahead of the session, the prime minister said the session is essential in many ways because the bills being brought are directly related to the interests of the people.
PM Modi is also likely to interact with MPs of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) during the ongoing Monsoon session of Parliament. The parliamentarians have been divided into 10 groups for separate meetings with him.
Modi usually interacts with BJP MPs from different states during sessions. Various Union ministers and BJP office-bearers have been given charge of these groups for coordination, PTI reported quoting sources.
As far as the working of the Monsoon session is concerned, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said the government has listed 31 bills for the session which will have 17 sittings before it concludes on August 11
The session begins at the backdrop of 26 opposition parties forming the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) to take on the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.