Monsoon session of Parliament begins today

August 05, 2013 09:20

A heavy agenda, including the suspension of Uttar Pradesh IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal and the ordinance on the Food Security Bill, awaits the Monsoon session of Parliament.

The decision on separate Telangana could also cast a shadow on the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha in the first few days with members from Andhra Pradesh agitated over the move likely to create uproar.

Several members from the Seemandhra region belonging to Congress and TDP have tendered their resignations in protest against the decision, but they have not been accepted and Congress leadership is attempting to persuade its MPs and ministers not to take extreme action.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has already sought Opposition's cooperation in the passage of the legislative business including the "most important" ordinance on food security bill.

Promising to discuss all issues raised by the Opposition, Dr Singh has hoped that the session which will conclude on August 30 will be "very constructive and productive".

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