Govt calls all-party meeting ahead of Parliament Session
The session will be challenging for the NDA government who will have to face the united opposition on host of issues including the Goods and Services Tax (GST), introduced recently.
At the all party meeting, the government is likely to seek opposition's support for smooth functioning of the upcoming Parliament Session.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to attend the meeting on Sunday, reports said.
However, the Trinamool Congress Party, headed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, has reportedly decided to skip the meeting.
The TMC has been locking horns with the BJP in Bengal over the recent incidents of communal violence that shook the state's Basirhat area.
According to reports, 18 opposition parties reached a "broad agreement" to confront the Centre in the Parliament on five or six issues including the impact of GST.
Meanwhile, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has also called an all party meeting in the evening.
The Trinamool Congress is reportedly attending that meeting.
In this Monsoon Session of Parliament, at least 16 bills are listed for introduction in both houses.
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
