New Delhi: Congress will try to corner the government about the problem of covid management errors, border disputes with China, farmer agitation, Rafale agreement and fuel prices in the upcoming parliamentary session, with the Adhir Party leader Ranjan Chowdhury and Malikarjun Kharge lead costs at Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha respectively.
The source said the problem would be raised during the rainy season session from July 19 was discussed at the Congress Parliament Group meeting on Wednesday, chaired by the head of the Sonia Gandhi party and was attended by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and former president of the Congress.
Rahul Gandhi.
The leaders also decided to raise the problem of unemployment, price increases and economic conditions during the monsun session and demanded discussions about them.
The opposition party will also increase the issue of alleged attacks on cooperative federalism and constitutional rights.
In addition to Chowdhury and Kharge, the virtual meeting was also attended by the Deputy Leader of Congress in both houses, Gaurav Gogoi (Lok Sabha) and Anand Sharma (Rajya Sabha), and Secretary General of AICC K C C Venugopal.
Congress Chief Whips in Jairam Ramesh’s two houses, besides Manickam Tagore and Manish Tewari also attended a meeting that lasted more than an hour.
Chowdhury will lead the charge at Lok Sabha, contrary to reports that he might be replaced as the leader of the Congress at the Right House Parliament.
The opposition party has rejected the report as unfounded.
The sources said the Congress would immediately deal with floor coordination strategies with other opposition parties to increase problems in parliament.
The meeting of opposition leaders is also likely this week.