Government said at an all-party meeting on Wednesday that it is willing to discuss every issue permitted under the rules and approved by the Chair in Parliament’s Monsoon Session beginning from July 20. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi in a meeting of the business advisory committee called by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla asserted that the Government was willing to discuss the violence in Manipur, a matter raised by Opposition leaders.

The Government has heavy legislative business for the session beginning on Thursday with Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023, among 31 bills on its agenda.

 

Apart from the Personal Data Protection Bill, the bill to replace the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Ordinance, 2023, promulgated in May this year is among other key Bills listed for the Monsoon Session. The ordinance deals with the control of services in Delhi and was promulgated after the Supreme Court verdict on an appeal by Delhi Government. Joshi also said that 34 parties and 44 leaders participated in the all-party meeting convened by the Government for smooth conduct of the Monsoon Session which will continue till August 11 and will have 17 sittings. Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023, was approved by the Union Cabinet earlier this month. While the Government is expected to give push to its legislative agenda, the Opposition parties have planned to raise several issues including Manipur violence, railway safety, unemployment, inflation, India-China border stand-off and trade imbalance between the two countries.