INDIA Bloc to Convene in Delhi on July 19: Tejashwi Yadav

Swift Summary

• A meeting of the Congress-led INDIA bloc will be held at Mallikarjun KhargeS residence in Delhi on July 19, announced RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut.
• The Monsoon Session of parliament is scheduled from July 21 to August 21, with a break between August 12-18 for Raksha Bandhan and Independence Day celebrations.
• Opposition leaders will deliberate key issues such as the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, restoration of Jammu and Kashmir statehood, rising atrocities against women, unemployment concerns, farmers’ issues, Pahalgam terror attack aftermaths, Ahmedabad air crash inquiry, and national security matters.
• Congress leaders like Sonia Gandhi had already convened strategy meetings ahead of this session-Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge among prominent attendees.

Indian Opinion analysis
the INDIA bloc meeting reflects unified opposition efforts aimed at coordinating strategies for what promises to be an intense Monsoon Session of Parliament. The breadth of topics planned for discourse-the SIR in Bihar before state polls; demands for quota cap removal; Jammu & Kashmir statehood restoration-underscores notable regional sensitivities alongside broader national concerns like unemployment or women’s safety. While contentious debates are expected with the ruling BJP on critical legislative proposals or accountability queries such as U.S.-mediated ceasefire claims between India-Pakistan (Operation Sindoor), these engagements remain vital benchmarks representing participatory democracy amidst ideological divides in decision-making frameworks.

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