New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The NDA Parliamentary Party’s ‘Mangal Milan’ meeting is underway at the Parliament Library Building (PLB). The discussion is likely to chalk out the ruling alliance’s floor strategy for the remaining 10 days of the Monsoon Session.
All the members of the ruling NDA arrived at the G.M.C. Balayogi Auditorium for the meeting. The Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) MPs, who were earlier with the Trinamool Congress, also attended the meeting for the second time.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP National President Nitin Nabin, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, along with other NDA MPs, are expected to attend the meeting.
The meeting comes as the Monsoon Session of Parliament enters its last leg. The NDA-led Centre prepares to introduce several pending Bills for consideration and passage even as disruptions from the Opposition are expected to continue over a range of contentious issues.
The Monsoon Session has witnessed repeated protests and interruptions over the past several days, as Opposition parties raise issues including examination paper leaks, police action against protesters during the Jantar Mantar demonstration, and the Ram Mandir donation theft case.
With both the government and the Opposition expected to remain firm on their respective positions, the third week of the session is likely to witness another round of intense political exchanges alongside efforts to push forward the Centre’s legislative agenda.
The ‘Mangal Milan’ meeting is virtually the rebranded weekly NDA parliamentary party strategy session held to foster constructive debate and seamless alliance alignment.
Apart from facilitating daily floor management and cross-party consensus during Parliament sessions, the ‘Mangal Milan’ meeting also serves as a medium to promote coordination with NDA constituents.
The meeting promotes the participation of NDA MPs in debates and the distribution of speaking roles among key allies, including the Shiv Sena, LJP, TDP, JD(U), and other regional parties.
The previous ‘Mangal Milan’ held on July 28 marked the debut of NCPI MPs Kakoli Ghosh, Shatabdi Roy, and Saayoni Ghosh, who were earlier with the Trinamool Congress, at the meeting along with other NDA constituents.
Many of the NCPI MPs, who attended the NDA Parliamentary Party meeting ‘Mangal Milan’ for the first time, had praised the “organised system” of the ruling alliance.
–IANS
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