India

Centre Calls All Party Meet Day Before Special Session Of Parliament

By
OB Bureau

New Delhi: The government has called for an all-party meeting on Monday evening, hours before the start of a five-day special session of Parliament. The meeting may discuss the agenda for next week’s special session, which, sources had said will start in the old building and move to the new on September 19.

“This special session called during India’s most important festival of Ganesh Chaturthi is unfortunate and goes against Hindu sentiments. Surprised at choice of dates!” Shiv Sena UBT’s Priyanka Chaturvedi said, while the Nationalist Congress Party’s Supriya Sule demanded it be rescheduled.

Ex-Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi also wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “point out this special session has been convened without any consultation with other political parties”.

“None of us have any idea of its agenda… all we have been communicated is that all five days have been allocated for ‘government business’,” she told the Prime Minister, urging him instead to initiate discussions on topics like the centre-state relationship, the spread of communalism and the long-standing border conflict with China, which was exacerbated this month by Bejing’s new map.

NDTV quoted government sources as saying that the session’s agenda may include discussions on Amrit Kaal and on India as a ‘developed nation’.

Other possible topics could include Chandrayaan-3, India’s successful Moon mission, and the widely praised G20 Summit that was held in Delhi.

OB Bureau

Recent Posts

2 Arrested From Odisha After 16-Yr-Old Girl Raped By Auto Driver In Puducherry & 6 Techies In Chennai

Chennai: Even after nationwide protests and a mass movement against the brutal rape and murder…

November 7, 2024

Successful Trial Run Held From Jharmunda To Boudh On Khurda Road-Balangir Rail Line In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: In a major step for the Khurda Road-Balangir Rail Line Project, engine rolling and…

November 7, 2024

Author Amish Tripathi To Address Session At Bhubaneswar’s SAI International School

Bhubaneswar: Celebrated author, former diplomat and broadcaster from India Amish Tripathi—best known for his books…

November 7, 2024

Bali Jatra To Be Held On Both Lower & Upper Grounds In Cuttack; Check Orissa HC Directives

Cuttack: Decks have now been cleared for holding the historic Bali Jatra on both upper…

November 7, 2024

Probe Against Amazon & Flipkart: ED Raids Vendors At 16 Locations; Know Why

New Delhi: In a major crackdown on vendors operating through e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart, the…

November 7, 2024

Naveen Patnaik Slams Odisha Govt Over Mango Kernel Deaths In Kandhamal

Bhubaneswar: Mounting a scathing attack on the BJP government in Odisha, Biju Janata Dal (BJD)…

November 7, 2024

Vessel Carrying Over 60 Passengers, Bus Stuck In Odisha’s Chilika Lake

Puri: A vessel carrying a bus and over 60 passengers got stranded in Chilika lake…

November 7, 2024

Ration Card Holders In Odisha To Get Both Wheat & Rice From January: Minister

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has taken necessary steps for providing Odisha will get wheat to…

November 7, 2024