Parliament Monsoon session begins today; 31 bills likely to be taken up

News Summary:

• Monsoon session of Parliament begins with demands for PM's statement on Manipur situation.
• 31 bills, including Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023, to be discussed.
• Bill to replace Delhi government control ordinance also on the agenda.
• All-party meeting held to ensure cooperation during the session.
• Opposition plans adjournment motion on Manipur violence, seeks PM's presence.

New Delhi [India]: The Monsoon session of Parliament begins on Thursday amidst outrage over the situation in Manipur with the Opposition demanding a statement from the Prime Minister of India. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi has said that 31 bills will be taken up in the monsoon session.

Among these include the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023.

Other important legislations that are expected to be taken up in the Session are the Bill to replace the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Ordinance, 2023, promulgated in May this year. The ordinance deals with the control of services in Delhi and was promulgated after the Supreme Court verdict on an appeal by the Delhi government.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister yesterday said that 34 parties and 44 leaders participated in the all-party meeting convened by the government for smooth conduct of the monsoon session which will continue to till August 11 and will have 17 sittings.

Some of the parties have planned to move an adjournment motion over Manipur violence among other issues on day one of the Parliament's Monsoon Session today.

The opposition insisted that the discussion should take place in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Congress on Wednesday said that the party will raise Manipur violence during the session.

"Today, in the beginning (of the meeting), I kept my point. Our first issue is the violence in Manipur. Prime Minister should come and answer in Parliament. We will bring adjournment motion over the matter tomorrow," Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Choudhary said after attending the all-party meeting.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla also chaired a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee ahead of the session. He said, leaders of all parties have assured cooperation in the proceedings of the House.
(ANI)