Congress LS MPs to meet at CPP office for briefing on opposition floor leaders' meet
New Delhi, July 20
Congress Lok Sabha Members of Parliament are scheduled to meet at 10:30 am today at the Congress Parliamentary Party office in Parliament.
The MPs will be briefed regarding the decisions taken during the opposition floor leaders' meeting.
Speaking to ANI, Congress MP Kiran Kumar Chamala said, "Today we are having a meeting at 10:30 am. Definitely, the Congress party, after discussing with the INDIA alliance partners, will come out and explain to us what strategy is to be followed. We will definitely follow the strategy given by the party..."
Meanwhile, Congress MP Manish Tewari submitted an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha, seeking suspension of the day's business to discuss the need for a new anti-defection law aimed at curbing what he termed "mass political defections" driven by opportunism.
In his notice to the Lok Sabha Secretary General, Tewari urged the House to suspend Question Hour, Zero Hour and all other listed business to deliberate on the contours of a new anti-defection framework.
The Monsoon session of Parliament will begin today at 11 am, with the Lok Sabha scheduled to introduce The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, besides taking up obituary references, Question Hour, papers to be laid on the Table, a ministerial statement, and other listed business, according to the Lok Sabha's List of Business.
Under legislative business, Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal will move for leave to introduce the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, which seeks to further amend the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1956. The Bill will replace the ordinance promulgated by the Centre to increase the sanctioned strength of judges in the Supreme Court from 33 to 37.
The lower House will also take up a motion regarding the Joint Committee on Offices of Profit, to be moved by BJP MPs Eatala Rajender and Ajay Bhatt.
The motion recommends that the Rajya Sabha elect two of its members to the Joint Committee on Offices of Profit through the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote to fill the vacancies caused by the retirement of NR Elango and Deepak Prakash, and communicate the names of the elected members to the Lok Sabha.
The Lok Sabha will begin the day's proceedings with obituary references to the passing away of former Members of Parliament Nadendla Bhaskara Rao, Omwati Devi, Sudhangshu Seal, Major General Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri AVSM (Retd.), KP Dhanapalan, Pyare Lal Sankhwar, and His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Father Amir of the State of Qatar.
Question Hour will follow, after which Arjun Ram Meghwal from the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Pankaj Chaudhary from the Ministry of Finance, and Kirti Vardhan Singh from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change will lay papers on the Table of the House.
The Lok Sabha will also take up Matters under Rule 377 later in the day.
Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to introduce a Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Monday to amend the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971, with the proposed legislation seeking to make any obstruction or insult to the national song Vande Mataram a criminal offence.
The Bill is listed for introduction on the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, according to the Rajya Sabha's List of Business.
— ANI
Reader Comments
Finally some action on the Supreme Court judges' vacancy. 33 to 37 is long overdue—our courts are drowning in pending cases. Hope this helps speed up justice. But why did they need an ordinance first? Could have been done in Parliament directly. 🙄
Oh great, another session of Parliament where we'll see more drama than actual work. The anti-defection bill is needed—politicians switching parties like they're changing clothes! But let's see if Congress actually supports it when it's their turn to lose MPs. The Vande Mataram amendment is curious though. What constitutes 'obstruction' exactly? Sounds vague.
As a student of political science, I find this anti-defection push very interesting. The 52nd Amendment 1985 was supposed to stop exactly this, but it's been watered down over time. Tewari is right to revisit it. But let's be honest, no party wants a strict law because they all benefit from it. 😬
I'm an expat in India—interesting to see the opposition coordinating under INDIA bloc. The Vande Mataram amendment caught my attention. In a multicultural society, how do you define 'insult'? The national song is beautiful, but this could be misused. Also, 37 Supreme Court judges seems a lot, but India's population justifies it.
Good to see the opposition strategizing. But I wish they'd focus more on actual issues—inflation, unemployment, farmer protests—instead of procedural matters. The anti-defection law is important but feels like a distraction from real problems. Also, ob
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