Issues like Kanwar Yatra, NEET paper leak and the post of Deputy Speaker in Lok Sabha were raised in the all-party meeting
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- Issues like Kanwar Yatra, NEET paper leak and the post of Deputy Speaker in Lok Sabha were raised in the all-party meeting
- Congress’s Gaurav Gogoi demands the post of Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker for the opposition
- Jagan Reddy-led YSRCP also demanded special category status for Andhra Pradesh
Issues like Kanwar Yatra, NEET paper leak and the post of Deputy Speaker in Lok Sabha were raised in the all-party meeting called by the government on Sunday ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, sources said. JP Nadda and Kiren Rijiju were present from the BJP side in the meeting chaired by Defense Minister Rajnath Singh. Gaurav Gogoi, Jairam Ramesh and K Suresh were present from the Congress side. LJP (Ram Vilas) leader Chirag Paswan, Samajwadi Party’s Ram Gopal Yadav, Aam Aadmi Party’s Sanjay Singh, AIMIM’s Asaduddin Owaisi and Nationalist Congress Party’s Praful Patel were also present in the meeting.
Sources said the Samajwadi Party and the AAP raised the issue of the Uttar Pradesh government’s controversial directive asking eateries on the Kanwar Yatra route to display the names of owners. Congress’ Gaurav Gogoi demanded the post of Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker for the opposition and said the post “should not be vacant”. The demand for special category status was also raised in the meeting.
YSRCP also demanded special category status for Andhra Pradesh
BJP allies Janata Dal (United) and LJP (Ram Vilas) and Rashtriya Janata Dal raised the demand for Bihar. Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSRCP also demanded special category status for Andhra Pradesh. Jairam Ramesh took a dig at another BJP ally Telugu Desam Party (TDP) for not raising a similar demand for Andhra Pradesh.
“In the all-party meeting of the leaders of the House today chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, JD(U) leader demanded special status for Bihar. YSRCP leader demanded special status for Andhra Pradesh. Strangely, TDP leaders remained silent on this issue,” he said in a post on Instagram.
The monsoon session of Parliament begins on July 22, Monday
The Monsoon Session of Parliament begins on Monday, July 22. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget on Tuesday, July 23. The opposition is preparing to corner the NDA government on issues ranging from the NEET paper leak case to railway security.