New Delhi:
The Centre’s letter to Sonia Gandhi, claiming that it was not traditional to inform the opposition about or discuss the agenda of a special session, was roundly criticized by Congress’ Jairam Ramesh, who nearly delivered a PowerPoint presentation reported the number of times this occurred. happened.
In a nine point post on X, formerly Twitter, Mr Ramesh gave examples of special sessions and meetings in both houses where the agenda was known or discussed.
The post was a response from Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi, accusing Sonia Gandhi and Congress of trying to create an issue “out of thin air”.
“Another desperate attempt by Sonia Gandhi and the Congress party to create an issue out of thin air. The government has convened the session as per the provisions of the Constitution and proper procedure has been followed,” his report said.
Mr Ramesh – who is also responsible for the party’s communications – claimed that the minister was ‘misleading’ people.
“Only the Modi government is constantly violating parliament and undermining parliamentary traditions. Past governments – including yours – have arranged many special meetings for Constitution Day, Quit India Movement and other similar occasions… The agenda for each individual session/meeting was known in advance,” he posted.
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— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) September 6, 2023
Earlier today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had urged ministers to refrain from the debate between Bharat and India, which began after it emerged that President Droupadi Murmu was described as ‘President of Bharat’ in the invitation to G20 leaders. The next day, a document surfaced describing Prime Minister Modi as the “Prime Minister of Bharat”.
It ended two days of political debate between Congress and the BJP over speculation that the country would be renamed at the special session of parliament due to take place on September 18. The fact that the government has not announced an agenda for the special session has only increased speculation. .
The opposition bloc India accused the BJP-led government of “distorting history and dividing India”. Congress said the government was “leaving the people in the dark.”
After successive meetings of Congress and the INDIA bloc yesterday, Sonia Gandhi wrote a nine-point letter to Prime Minister Modi today, suggesting a number of topics for parliament to discuss in its special session as no agenda has been announced.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi had written back that Ms Gandhi may be “ignorant of traditions”, claiming that the government will not discuss the agenda with the opposition until after the session has started.