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India bloc, comprising 24 parties, held a virtual meeting to solidify their strategy for the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament. The bloc plans to raise several key issues, including the Pahalgam terror attack, claims by Donald Trump of facilitating a truce between India and Pakistan, and the Election Commission's electoral roll revision in Bihar. Additionally, the agenda includes discussions on delimitation, atrocities against Dalits, and the Air India plane crash. An important quote emerging from the discussions was, "Do we want the Prime Minister to speak on this? What has happened between him and President Trump? What kind of compromise is being talked about?" The alliance is also considering a protest march in Delhi on July 23 or 24 against the voterless revision. Internal discussions also noted unhappiness from Left leaders over a recent remark by Rahul Gandhi in Kerala.
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