Leaders of Opposition parties in the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha will meet on July 20 (Monday), the opening day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, to chalk out a joint strategy for the session.
The Opposition is expected to formulate its strategy on the Centre's legislative agenda as well as issues it plans to raise during the session, which is scheduled to run from July 20 to August 13.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday said the party would strongly oppose the proposed Delimitation Bill if it were reintroduced during the Monsoon Session, alleging that the Centre was attempting to secure support for a measure that had earlier failed to obtain the required two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha.
Ramesh also said the Congress would oppose several other legislations likely to be introduced during the session, including the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025, and proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) and the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013.
The Congress leader further said the party had also discussed the report of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on One Nation, One Election (ONOE), which is expected by August 10, and reiterated that the Opposition would raise issues such as the alleged Ayodhya Ram Temple donation embezzlement case, NEET-UG and other examination paper leaks, the alleged E20 fuel scam and India's foreign policy during the session.