Monsoon Session: Oppn parties to hold Govt responsible for any disruption

NEW DELHI: Planning a united face in Parliament’s Monsoon Session, major opposition parties, including the Congress, today reached a consensus to allow both Houses to function and hold the Government responsible for any disruption.

At a meeting to decide their common strategy to corner the Government during the session, starting July 18, the opposition leaders discussed major issues they want to raise in Parliament, including cases of mob lynching, atrocities on Dalits and women, rising unemployment, woes of farmers and backwards, and reservation in higher education institutions.

During the meeting, the parties also decided to unitedly move forward in fielding a joint candidate for the post of deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha, which fell vacant after the retirement of P J Kurien on July 1.

Those present at the meeting included leaders from the Congress, NCP, TMC, BSP, SP, RJD, DMK, CPI(M), CPI, JD(S), RSP, IUML and KC-M, among others.

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) made it clear that it was not in the fray for the post and will support any joint opposition candidate through consensus. (AGENCIES)

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