Parliament Monsoon Session Day 1 LIVE: Government ready to discuss all issues
At the all-party meeting, the Opposition parties, meanwhile, insisted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should respond on the matter, as well as on U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated claims that he brokered peace between India and Pakistan. They also demanded a discussion on the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju made it clear that the final call on discussions in Parliament will be taken by the Business Advisory Committees of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. The Houses of Parliament will have 21 sittings during the Monsoon Session.
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