On the first day of the Monsoon Parliament session, approximately 200 members were present in the Lok Sabha chamber.
In addition, in the afternoon session of the Rajya Sabha session, nearly l30 were seated.
As a precautionary measure against the Novel Coronavirus or COVID-19, plastic shields were installed in front of the members’ benches.
As per the arrangements, benches that usually accommodate six members had a numbered seating plan for only three.
Amid the ongoing pandemic, the Monsoon Session of Parliament is scheduled to be held between September 14, 2020, and October 1, 2020.
The opposition parties, including Congress, have drawn up their strategies on how to approach Ordinances brought by the Center during the pandemic.
At present 46 Bills are pending in Parliament of which, 17 Bills are listed for consideration. At the same time, six Bills are listed for withdrawal and 23 Bills are listed for introduction, consideration, and passing.
As per the reports, Congress will seek amendments to seven other bills on Ordinances brought by the Narendra Modi government.
On the subject, the Congress chief Jairam Ramesh said, “We have discussed with different political parties what our common stand should be, and generally speaking, in the stand we have outlined opposition parties, like-minded parties are opposed to the three Agriculture Ordinances and to the Banking Regulation Act Ordinance.”
Apparently, the Congress will support bills concerning Ayurveda and Homeopathy Council. It will also support two other bills related to wage cuts of MPs and Ministers but with riders.
The 14th of September was the first day of the Monsoon Parliament session amid COVID-19.
Meanwhile, in Indi the Novel Coronavirus cases crossed 48 lakh cases till the 14th of September.
Stay tuned for further updates.
