As the Parliament is set to witness heated debates during Monsoon session with opposition parties looking forward to discuss Pahalgam terror attack and Op Sindhoor, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will brief media persons on Monday just before the commencement of first day of the Monsoon Parliament session.
On the first day of the Fifth Session of the Eighteenth Lok Sabha, PM Modi will be briefing accredited media persons, offcial statement confirmed. Even though it is a routine seen in the past, this time it assumes significance also for political reasons in the wake of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists in Bihar ahead of the upcoming assembly polls.
The government on the other hand looks to discuss various bills related to GST, Mines, Sports and more.The bills on the agenda of the government include Manipur Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill of 2025, Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill of 2025, Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill 2025, the Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) bill 2025, the Geoheritage Sites and Geo-relics (Preservation and Maintenance) bill 2025, the Mines and Mines (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill 2025, the National Sports Governance Bill 2025 and the National Anti-Doping (Amendment) Bill 2025.
Readjustment of Representation of Scheduled Tribes in Assembly Constituencies of the State of Goa Bill, 2024, the Merchant Shipping Bill, 2024, the Indian Ports Bill, 2025, and the Income Tax Bill, 2025 are also included in the agenda.
In the All Party meeting held on Sunday, Union Minister Parliamentary Minister Kiren Rijiju emphasised the shared responsibility of all political parties, regardless of ideological differences.“Government noted their points. We have requested that to ensure that the House function properly, ruling side and Opposition should work together with good coordination. We might be political parties of different ideologies but it is everyone’s responsibility to ensure that Parliament functions properly – Opposition’s as well as Government’s,” Rijiju said.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Rijiju urged both the ruling and opposition sides to coordinate to ensure smooth functioning of the House. The meeting saw participation from 51 political parties as 54 people attended.“Government noted their points. We have requested that to ensure that the House function properly, ruling side and Opposition should work together with good coordination. We might be political parties of different ideologies but it is everyone’s responsibility to ensure that Parliament functions properly – Opposition’s as well as Government’s,” Rijiju said.