The government will hold a crucial meeting with opposition parties on Wednesday evening to devise a strategy for the smooth running of the monsoon session of Parliament. The meeting is scheduled for 5 pm.
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi will represent the government. The opposition parties have delegated their floor leaders to the meeting.
Topics to be addressed during the meeting have yet to be decided, according to people familiar with the developments.
The government is expected to seek the Opposition’s help for the speedy passage of key bills, but the other side is interested in holding discussions on the India-China border situation and the state of the economy.
On Wednesday, the third day of the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament, Congress Deputy Rajya Sabha Anand Sharma gave a short notice of discussion in Rajya Sabha about ‘the Chinese Army’s incursion through the Royal Line of Control ( LAC) and the military confrontation between the armies of the two LAC countries’.
The defense minister had given a statement in Lok Sabha on the matter.
In his statement, Rajnath Singh said that India has conveyed to China that its attempt to unilaterally alter the status quo along the Royal Line of Control (LAC) was unacceptable and noted that the Chinese actions reflect a “disregard” of various agreements. bilateral relations between the two countries.
The two countries have been involved in a clash since April-May and China has refused to vacate locations in the Finger area and other sticking points in the eastern Ladakh area.
Multiple rounds of talks have also yielded no significant results in easing tensions and now the Indian side has prepared for a long-term deployment in the high mountainous region.
The monsoon session of Parliament began on September 14 amid the Covid-19 pandemic and will continue until October 1.
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