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The Congress on Wednesday (May 7) accused the government of attempting to evade a growing demand for an immediate special session of Parliament by pre-emptively announcing the Monsoon session 47 days in advance.
The party claimed the early announcement was aimed at avoiding a parliamentary debate on critical national security and foreign policy issues, particularly the recent Pahalgam terror attack.
Earlier in the day, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju announced that the Monsoon session of Parliament will be held from July 21 to August 12. He said the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs, chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, has recommended the session dates, which will be forwarded to the President for formal approval.
Reacting sharply to the development, Congress general secretary in charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh, said that while session dates are usually announced just days in advance, this was the first time the government had declared them nearly seven weeks prior.
In a post on X, Ramesh alleged, “This has been done solely to run away from the demand being made repeatedly by the Indian National Congress and the INDIA parties for an immediate special session to discuss the brutal Pahalgam attacks and the failure to bring the terrorists who did the killings themselves to justice, the impacts of Operation Sindoor and its blatant politicisation, the revelations of the CDS in Singapore, the hyphenation of India and Pakistan, the embedding of China in the Pakistan Air Force, the continuous claims of President Trump on mediation, and the numerous failures of our foreign policy and diplomatic engagements.”
Ramesh said that despite the government’s attempt to delay accountability, these issues would continue to dominate the Monsoon session.
“The monsoon session will, however, still be dominated by these issues of supreme national importance. The PM has run away from a special session but will have to answer very tough questions six weeks from now,” he said.
The demand for a special session has been intensifying following the Pahalgam terror attack, with several opposition parties pressing the government to allow a full parliamentary debate on national security and foreign policy concerns.
The party claimed the early announcement was aimed at avoiding a parliamentary debate on critical national security and foreign policy issues, particularly the recent Pahalgam terror attack.
Earlier in the day, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju announced that the Monsoon session of Parliament will be held from July 21 to August 12. He said the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs, chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, has recommended the session dates, which will be forwarded to the President for formal approval.
Reacting sharply to the development, Congress general secretary in charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh, said that while session dates are usually announced just days in advance, this was the first time the government had declared them nearly seven weeks prior.
In a post on X, Ramesh alleged, “This has been done solely to run away from the demand being made repeatedly by the Indian National Congress and the INDIA parties for an immediate special session to discuss the brutal Pahalgam attacks and the failure to bring the terrorists who did the killings themselves to justice, the impacts of Operation Sindoor and its blatant politicisation, the revelations of the CDS in Singapore, the hyphenation of India and Pakistan, the embedding of China in the Pakistan Air Force, the continuous claims of President Trump on mediation, and the numerous failures of our foreign policy and diplomatic engagements.”
Normally the dates for a Parliament session are announced a few days in advance. Never have the dates been declared 47 days before a session is due.
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) June 4, 2025
This has been done solely to run away from the demand being made repeatedly by the Indian National Congress and the INDIA parties…
Ramesh said that despite the government’s attempt to delay accountability, these issues would continue to dominate the Monsoon session.
“The monsoon session will, however, still be dominated by these issues of supreme national importance. The PM has run away from a special session but will have to answer very tough questions six weeks from now,” he said.
The demand for a special session has been intensifying following the Pahalgam terror attack, with several opposition parties pressing the government to allow a full parliamentary debate on national security and foreign policy concerns.
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