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Govt holds all-party meeting ahead of Monsoon Session of Parliament beginning tomorrow


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.

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