Uncertainty over Key Bills as Congress Vows to Resist; Monsoon Session Heading for Washout
Major bills on women’s reservation, delimitation and foreign funding rules face uncertainty as Parliament has passed little business in the final days of the session.
- With only four days remaining in the Monsoon session, Parliament faces a near-complete washout as opposition protests over police action against students force repeated adjournments and stall the legislative agenda.
- Opposition parties are demanding statements from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah regarding the July 20 police crackdown on Cockroach Janta Party protesters at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
- Last week, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju unsuccessfully sought Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's support for key bills, while the Foreign Contribution Amendment Bill remains absent from Monday's agenda amid party divisions.
- Opposition Floor Leaders are convening at Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge's chamber on Monday to finalize strategy, while the government plans to introduce the Tribunals Reforms Bill and Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill.
- The Shiromani Akali Dal recently extended support to the Women's Reservation and Delimitation bills for a uniform 50 per cent seat increase, while Congress remains firm in opposition and Congress MP Manish Tewari has moved to discuss a new Anti-Defection Law.
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