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Ahead of Parliament's Monsoon session, which commences on July 21, TDP MP Krishna Prasad Tenneti said that a discussion regarding the important developmental issues of the state that need to be raised in the upcoming session was discussed during a meeting with his party chief, Chandrababu Naidu.
"Parliament session starts on Monday. We held a meeting with our party Chief and Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu yesterday. We discussed the development aspects related to the state and the issues that need to be raised. We are fully prepared for the session," Krishna Prasad Tenneti told ANI. Earlier, twenty-four members of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) on Saturday agreed on various key issues to be raised during the Monsoon Session of Parliament beginning Monday, including the Pahalgam terror attack and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. A virtual meeting of the INDIA parties was held on June 19, which was attended by leaders and representatives of INDIA parties. They included Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Smt Sonia Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, NCP (SP) leader Sharad Pawar, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray. The virtual meeting was also attended by Abhishek Banerjee (TMC), Tejashwi Yadav (RJD), Ramgopal Yadav (Samajwadi Party), MA Baby (CPI-M), D Raja (CPI) and Tiruchi Siva (DMK). Briefing reporters the meeting, Congress leader Pramod Tiwari said the INDIA group parties are also keen on discussion on India's foreign policy in the light of international developments. He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should respond to the concerns of members about the Pahalgam terror attack and their queries concerning Operation Sindoor. He also referred to repeated remarks of US President Donald Trump about brokering a ceasefire between India and Pakistan. Tiwari said that the members expressed concern over the repeated claims made by US President Donald Trump that he mediated the ceasefire between India and Pakistan. He said Trump has so far made the claims 24 times. The Congress leader said that the INDIA parties expressed their concern over the SIR in Bihar. He said it was felt that there was an undeclared Emergency during which voters' names were being removed from the list. On its part, the government will push its legislative agenda during the monsoon session, which includes some new bills. The bills on the agenda of the government include Manipur Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill of 2025, Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill of 2025, Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill 2025, the Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) bill 2025, the Geoheritage Sites and Geo-relics (Preservation and Maintenance) bill 2025, the Mines and Mines (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill 2025, the National Sports Governance Bill 2025 and the National Anti-Doping (Amendment) Bill 2025. The agenda of the government also includes the Readjustment of Representation of Scheduled Tribes in Assembly Constituencies of the State of Goa Bill, 2024, the Merchant Shipping Bill, 2024, the Indian Ports Bill, 2025, and the Income Tax Bill, 2025. The monsoon session of Parliament will continue till August 21. (ANI)
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