Monday marks the beginning of another week and Day 8 of the Parliament monsoon session. Both the houses in the Parliament are facing logjam over the Manipur crisis since it started on July 20, and is scheduled to conclude on August 11.It is anticipated that it will be another stormy session with the Manipur issue likely to take centre stage as INDIA alliance MPs are back from a two-day visit from a violence hit state. The opposition is also likely to mount their attack on the Centre.After the days of suspension of the houses, the leader of the House in Rajya Sabha, Piyush Goyal said, “We want discussions on Manipur to take place in Parliament today at 2 pm. They (Opposition) are trying to misuse the liberty given to the members. The govt is ready to discuss Manipur, but they (Opposition) have already spoilt 9 important days of the House”Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha, Piyush Goyal says We want discussions on Manipur to take place in Parliament today at 2 pm. They (Opposition) are trying to misuse the liberty given to the members. The govt is ready to discuss Manipur, but they (Opposition) have already… pic.twitter.com/3xAsmeIq8J— ANI (@ANI) July 31, 2023It is to be noted here, that the bill replacing the Centres ordinance on control of services in Delhi will also be the governments agenda for this week in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Apart from this, a no-confidence motion moved by the opposition INDIA alliance is also expected to be tabled against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Manipur situation. With this, the opposition is trying to break the PMs silence on the issue.The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, seeks to replace the ordinance brought by the Centre in May which excluded services from the legislative competence of the Delhi legislative assembly. The ordinance was brought days after the Supreme Court judgment on the control of services in Delhi.Many other important bills are to be passed in the Parliament in this monsoon session. The monsoon session of Parliament has seen disruptions since its beginning on July 20 with opposition members pressing their demand for a detailed discussion on Manipur and a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
