Parliament Monsoon Session: Centre set to introduce 24 Bills, Opposition to raise inflation, Agipath issues
India Today
The Centre is all set to introduce 24 Bills during the Monsoon Session of Parliament. The Opposition will raise issues like inflation, unemployment and the Agnipath scheme during the session.
The central government is gearing up for the upcoming Monsoon Session of the Parliament which is all set to commence on July 18, Monday and will conclude on August 12.
During the session, the Centre is ready to announce 24 Bills, including the Cantonment Bill and the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Bill.
Some of the other bills listed for introduction are — the Coffee (Promotion and Development) Bill, the Development of Enterprises and Services Hubs Bill, which proposes to revise the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and frame rules, the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) (Amendment) Bill, the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) (Amendment) Bill and the Competition (Amendment) Bill.
In addition to 24 Bills, a further eight Bills are already pending before both Houses.
Furthermore, the President and the Vice-President are also set to be elected during this Monsoon Session. The first day of the session will see MPs voting for the Presidential elections in the polling booths in Parliament, followed by counting of votes on July 21.
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Ahead of the commencement, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) called a party meeting on Sunday morning, seeking smooth functioning of the Monsoon Session. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah are expected to attend the meeting.
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