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Congress whips MPs for three-day Parliament presence
The Congress has issued a whip to its Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha MPs, ordering them to be present on August 10, 11, and 12 for discussions on "very important issues." Chief…
The Story in Brief
The Congress has issued a whip to its Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha MPs, ordering them to be present on August 10, 11, and 12 for discussions on "very important issues." Chief whip Jairam Ramesh told members to support the party stand without fail. The party has also asked all INDIA bloc allies to ensure their MPs attend.
The whip comes as the government is expected to take up the contentious FCRA Amendment Bill and possibly a Constitution Amendment Bill on delimitation. However, the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs did not mention either bill in the tentative business list for next week.
The Indian Opinion
Both sides are playing the usual game of procedural brinkmanship. The government lists no FCRA or delimitation bill for next week, yet the Congress calls its troops with a three-line whip. If these bills are truly not on the agenda, the whip looks like political theatre. If they are, the government is being coy. The test will be the official business bulletin on Monday morning. Who blinks first?
Sources (3): timesofindia.indiatimes.com, thehindu.com, timesnownews.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
