Govt holds all-party meeting ahead of Monsoon Session of Parliament beginning tomorrow
Jul 20, 2025
Ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, the government on Sunday held an all party meeting to enusre smooth functioning of both the Houses of Parliament. The meeting was convened by the government to seek cooperation from opposition parties for the smooth conduct of the session Floor leaders of different political parties representing the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha attended the meeting. Union Minister and Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha Jagat Praksah Nadda chaired the meeting in which Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, Ministers of State for Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal and Dr L Murugan were present.
Besides, Gaurav Gogoi and Pramod Tiwari from Congress, Supriya Sule from NCP-SCP, Tiruchi Siva of DMK, Ram Gopal Yadav of Samajwadi Party,T R Baalu from DMK and Sanjay Singh from AAP attended the meeting. The Monsoon Session begins from tomorrow and will continue till 21st of August. During the session, there will be a total of 21 sittings of both Houses. Talking to media after the meeting, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said that the meeting was very constructive and the floor leaders put forth the position of their parties and the issues that they want to raise during this session.
Mr Rijiu said that the government has requested the oppostion to ensure the proper functioning of the both the Houses. He said, both the ruling side and Opposition should work together with good coordination. During the session, important legislations including Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill 2025, the National Sports Governance Bill 2025 and the Merchant Shipping Bill, 2024 are expected to be taken up for discussion and passage.