Monsoon Session: As the Monsoon Session of Parliament is slated for July 20, Congress Lok Sabha MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday said that the opposition wants to discuss several issues during the 17 sittings including Manipur issue, Floods, Balasore Railway accident etc.

#WATCH | Ahead of Monsoon Session of Parliament, Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury says, "…The first demand of our party is for the PM to give a statement in the House on the Manipur issue and give us the opportunity to discuss it. Tomorrow, we want to… pic.twitter.com/HBgjeLARoV

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Addressing the media, Chowdhury said, “The first demand of our party is for the PM to give a statement in the House on the Manipur issue and give us the opportunity to discuss it. Tomorrow, we want to bring an Adjournment Motion over this. Besides this, a major part of the country is reeling under flood. This should also be discussed. The (Balasore) Railway accident should be discussed too. There is unemployment and inflation – these are common issues. But the blow to the Constitutional institutions should also be discussed. The India-China border situation and the trade between the two countries should also be taken up for discussion.”

However, a day after the crucial National Democratic Alliance (NDA) meeting, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday chaired an all party meeting aiming to chalk out the strategy to ensure the smooth functioning of the monsoon session of Parliament which is slated for Thursday.

The all party meeting is convened on the directions of the central government.

The opposition parties will notify the government in power, regarding the issues that they intend to raise during the upcoming session and the government will also prepare its legislative agenda to discuss in the session.

In addition, another meeting for the NDA floor leaders is also scheduled for today. The monsoon session of Parliament will continue till August 11 and there will be total of 17 sittings.

Meanwhile, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi also urged all parties to contribute towards productive discussions on legislative business and other items during the 17-day monsoon session.

The upcoming Monsoon session of Parliament is scheduled to take place in the old Parliament building. This session holds significance as various important matters are expected to be discussed and debated.

In a show of unity, opposition parties convened a meeting in Bengaluru where leaders from 26 parties were present. They collectively decided to form a group called the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA). This meeting follows a previous gathering held in Patna.

Simultaneously, the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) also organized a meeting, which included an address by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

During the monsoon session, a bill is expected to be introduced to replace the ordinance concerning the control of services in Delhi. Additionally, the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill 2023, which received Cabinet approval earlier this month, is also anticipated to be introduced for discussion.