New Delhi:
A series of accusations and rebuttals has started between the Congress party and the central government regarding the special session of Parliament. The Congress on Wednesday alleged that Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi had misled by saying that the central government had followed various rules and procedures for convening a special session of Parliament. Party general secretary Jairam Ramesh also said that governments had taken this decision on several occasions in the past. Before convening the special session, informed about its agenda. He also gave many examples in this regard.
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Hitting out at Joshi, Ramesh posted on social media platform ‘X’, “How misguided will Joshi ji be? The agenda of every particular session/meeting was known in advance. It is the Modi government that is continuously insulting Parliament and distorting parliamentary traditions. He said That previous governments called many special meetings for Constitution Day, Quit India Movement and other such occasions and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) governments were also involved in doing so.
How much will Joshiji mislead you?
The agenda of each particular session/meeting was known in advance.
It is the Modi government that is constantly disrespecting Parliament and breaking parliamentary traditions.
Previous governments – including yours – have celebrated Constitution Day, the Quit India Movement and… https://t.co/BTlNBb5kpm
— Jayram Ramesh (@jayram_ramesh) September 6, 2023
Ramesh’s statement came after the statement of Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi. In his statement, Joshi wrote a reply letter to former Congress President Sonia Gandhi. The letter said that a special session of Parliament has been called following traditions, perhaps you are not paying attention to traditions. Political parties are never discussed and issues are never debated before convening a session of Parliament. After the session is called by His Excellency the President and before the session begins, a meeting of the leaders of all parties is held, in which the issues and functioning of the Parliament are discussed.
Responding to Sonia Gandhi’s letter and objections on the special session, Prahlad Joshi said that the government discusses the agenda with the opposition after the session begins. Negative politics should not be done regarding this. The session has been called as per tradition.
What did Sonia Gandhi say?
Congress Parliamentary Party chief Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to take appropriate action on nine issues during the special session of Parliament starting from September, including the country’s economic situation, caste census and the border dispute with China. 18. Discussion under the Rules.
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