Parliament Monsoon session: Several opposition MPs move notices seeking discussion on the Manipur situation

On Tuesday, the fourth day of the Monsoon session of the Parliament, a number of MPs from opposition parties filed notices in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha requesting a debate on the Manipur issue, which has been a major source of impasse in both Houses ever since the session began.

In Lok Sabha, Congress MPs Manish Tewari, and Gaurav Gogoi have moved Adjournment Motion Notice demanding a discussion on the Manipur situation. Opposition Rajya Sabha MPs K Keshava Rao, KR Suresh Reddy, Joginipalli Santosh Kumar, Badugula Lingaiah Yadav, Ranjeet Ranjan, Manoj Jha, Syed Naseer Hussain, Tiruchi Siva, Imran Pratapgadhi have moved Suspension of Business Notice under Rule 267 to discuss the situation prevailing in Manipur.

Significantly, a meeting of the members of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I.A) has been convened at the office of Congress national president and the Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge to chalk out a floor management strategy before the Upper House goes into session.
The meeting of the floor leaders will be held at 10 am.
The proceedings of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were cut short on Monday amid a ruckus by opposition leaders, demanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi precede a discussion on the Manipur issue in both Houses.
Today in Lok Sabha, Sixty-sixth Report on ‘Excesses over Voted Grants and Charged Appropriations (2020-21)’ is scheduled to be tabled.
Union Minister Anurag Thakur is to make a statement regarding the status of implementation of the recommendations contained in the 351st report of the Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports on Demands for Grants (2023-24) pertaining to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, according to the Lower House.

The 20th report (Seventeenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on “Tidal Power Development in India” is scheduled to be tabled after the Rajya Sabha resumes business on Tuesday at 11 a.m. This report details the government’s response to the criticisms and suggestions made in that report. Additionally, a copy of the 22nd report on “India’s Neighbourhood First Policy” from the department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs (Seventeenth Lok Sabha) will be laid on the table in the Upper House.