Ahead of the Monsoon Session of the Parliament, Vice President and Rajya Sabha (RS) Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu has called a meeting of all floor leaders of the Upper House on Sunday. The meeting is scheduled for 6 PM on July 17 at Naidu’s residence.
In the meeting, about the upcoming Monsoon Session and how to maximise productivity will be discussed. Senior members of Parliament including Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Mallikarjun Kharge, Sukhendu Sekhar Roy from Trinamool Congress, Samajwadi Party MP Ram Gopal Yadav DMK's Tiruchi Siva, Nationalist Congress Party's Sharad Pawar and Sanjay Raut MP Shiv Sena are likely to take part in the meeting. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi, Minister of State for Parliamentary affairs V Muraleedharan, and Leader of the House Piyush Goyal as some of the leaders who are likely to represent the government in the meeting.
The Monsoon Session holds a lot of importance this year as the election of the President and the Vice President of the country will take place during the session. The Monsoon session of Parliament begins on July 18 and will continue till August 12.
