Indian Government's Agenda Unclear Ahead of Monsoon Session

The government is yet to open its cards and the opposition is wary of this suspense. In the last week of the monsoon session, the government has cleared the agenda for Wednesday, but is silent on Monday and Tuesday. According to sources, the Foreign Contribution Regulation Amendment (FCRA) Bill is set to be passed on Wednesday, but the government has not given any indication on what will be presented in the House on the two days before that. Advertisement Congress fears that the government may bring a bill related to delimitation and women's reservation in these two days. So the party has issued a whip and made the presence of MPs mandatory on Monday and Tuesday. Advertisement PM Narendra Modi himself is working to strengthen the NDA coalition. The responsibility of communicating with the opposition has been divided among ministers. Leader of the opposition Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju, while Union ministers Pralhad Joshi, Piyush Goyal, Arjun Ram Meghwal and L Murugan are in talks with other opposition parties. According to sources, the monsoon session is being seen as more of a courtesy meeting with regional leaders.