In a Letter To The PM, Sonia Gandhi Raises 9 Issues Incorporating Manipur Situation

Sonia Gandhi, former head of the Congress, wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to draw his attention to the lack of an agenda for the special session of parliament that will start on September 18.

No political parties consulted

I must emphasise that no other political parties were consulted prior to calling this special session. None of us are aware of its objectives. Only the fact that all five days have been set aside for official activity has been disclosed to us, according to Sonia Gandhi’s letter from today.
Mrs. Gandhi also requested the Prime Minister to tackle important topics at the special session, such as the relationship between the Center-states, communalism, the situation in Manipur, and the border dispute with China.

I really hope that these concerns will be discussed in the upcoming special session in a spirit of constructive collaboration, she added.

PM of Bharat

This occurred a day after a stir about the country’s name change was caused by the use of “Bharat” rather than “India” in official G20 Summit invites. Sambit Patra, a spokesman for the BJP, published a document yesterday night that mentioned the PM’s trip to Indonesia and referred to him as the “Prime Minister of Bharat.”

According to sources, during the five-day special session of parliament later this month, the administration may propose a resolution to alter the name of the nation. The rumors have only grown since the administration hasn’t released an agenda for the special session.
From September 18 through September 22, the parliament will meet in a special session. On September 19, the session will convene at the old building of parliament before moving to the modern structure.

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“This meeting was called without any prior discussion. Every time a special session is called, the government makes an effort to get a wide agreement on the session’s agenda. However, this is the first time the agenda hasn’t been made public. Additionally, she stated that all five days of the special session will be devoted to doing government business in the House Bulletin. This is regrettable, and we will attempt to bring up certain problems that we were unable to in the previous session, added Ramesh.

The Congress also stated that a resolution on the China problem must be adopted in the House and that they are prepared to tackle these matters under all circumstances.
For this session, Sonia Ji has identified nine key topics.

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The nine topics mentioned in the letter

The first concern is the state of the economy today, which includes rising prices, high unemployment, and issues with the MSME (micro, small, and medium-sized firms) sector. The second problem has to do with farmers. With farmer organisations, the government has undertaken multiple rounds of consultations and provided some promises. How are those promises now holding up, and what is the government’s position on the minimum support price guarantee law? Ramesh asked.

Gandhi’s letter also called for a debate of the caste census and noted that 14 crore people were not included in the Food Security Act since there was no census.
Ramesh stated: “In opposition-ruled states, the governor is putting up barriers. The Congress has also requested a full debate on relations between the central and the states. Many leaders of the opposition have voiced reservations about the government’s stance.