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Its approach is “my way or the highway” and it follows a middle course for the smooth running of Parliament.
Meanwhile, 44 senior leaders from 34 parties attended the regular all-party meeting called by the government on Wednesday aimed at ensuring a smooth session that is set to run until August 11. During the meeting, issues were raised that reflect the active political climate in India.
On the opposition’s demand for a discussion on the violence in Manipur, Joshi said the government is ready to hold a discussion during the monsoon session of parliament, but described the opposition’s demand with a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue.
Speaking to reporters after the all-party meeting, Joshi explained that the Union Home Ministry is the nodal ministry concerned with the matter of the state located in the north-east of the country.
Opposition parties are insisting on a statement by the prime minister in Parliament on the situation in Manipur where ethnic violence erupted by the “tribal solidarity march” on 3 May claimed the lives of more than 150 people.
All parties demand a discussion on Manipur. Joshi said after the meeting chaired by Defense Minister Rajnath Singh that the government is ready to hold a discussion on Manipur when the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha Speaker decide the date and time.
Asked about the opposition’s demand for a statement from the prime minister, Joshi said that when the government agrees to debate, raising issues that the prime minister should come up with is like putting a warning to cause disturbance in Parliament.
Joshi added that the government has listed 31 bills for the session, which will hold 17 sessions before it concludes on August 11.
The session begins on the heels of 26 opposition parties forming the Inclusive Indian National Alliance for Development (India) to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Apart from demanding a statement from the Chief Minister, the opposition members also pressed for the withdrawal of the Delhi Services Ordinance, discussing issues related to food security in Karnataka, the Enforcement Directorate’s actions against Tamil Nadu ministers, price hikes, the train accident at Balasore and challenges at the border.
“We want to submit a motion for adjournment (for discussion) tomorrow (Thursday) because the situation in Manipur is deteriorating,” Lok Sabha leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said.
We do not understand the silence of the Prime Minister on the issue of Manipur. “At least he could have made an appeal for peace,” Pramod Tiwari, deputy speaker of the Congress in the Rajya Sabha, told reporters.
Tiwari also urged the BJP not to disrupt Parliament’s proceedings and allow the House of Representatives to function.
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