Opposition MPs to hold 'mock' Parliament session, Rahul calls for strategy meet

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has, on Tuesday, invited all like-minded MPs for a breakfast meeting at Constitution Club, here in Delhi, which is close to the Parliament. The meeting has been called to chalk out a strategy for the Monsoon Session, specifically focusing on the Pegasus row and the farm laws.

New Delhi: With the Union government adamant over its stand, turning down all demands to discuss the farm laws or the recent Pegasus snooping issue in the Parliament, opposition MPs are contemplating to have a 'Mock Parliament Session'.

Ever since the start of the Parliament session, opposition parties have been demanding a discussion over the Pegasus issue in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. Various meetings of like-minded parties have been held and the opposition has made it clear that they won't let the house run until the government agrees to have a discussion in the parliament.

Towards the same end, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has, on Tuesday, invited all like-minded MPs for a breakfast meeting at Constitution Club, here in Delhi, which is close to the Parliament. The meeting has been called to chalk out a strategy for the Monsoon Session, specifically focusing on the Pegasus row and the farm laws.

While the invitation is being sent by the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi is going to be the host of this breakfast meet.

According to the sources, Trinamool Congress has also been invited to be a part of this meet. However, TMC has so far kept itself away from these sorts of joint meetings called by the Congress party.

Rahul Gandhi also led protests during the Monsoon Session where he rode a tractor to reach Parliament, as a mark of protest against the three contentious farm laws. He also attacked the Government over the Pegasus spyware. demanding to know whether the government had used the spyware to spy on people.

As both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have failed to transact any business due to the continued protests of the Opposition, reports are also coming in that the Government is "seriously considering" to curtail the Monsoon Session, which was supposed to be concluded on August 13.