Parliament LIVE Updates: Stormy Session Likely on Day 2 as Rajnath Singh to Address LS on India-China Standoff

Sources told News18 that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has spoken to Jagan Mohan Reddy on the India-China standoff and assured him that a statement on the issue would be made in Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

RECAP | Ahead of the session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed confidence that Parliament will send out a unanimous and strong message that the country is unitedly standing behind its brave soldiers guarding India's borders, asserting that doing so is the legislature's "crucial responsibility". In an apparent reference to the ongoing border row with China in Ladakh, he said that brave Indian soldiers are defending the borders with great courage and high spirits in difficult hilly terrains with snowfall expected in some time.

The Modi government is set to bring 23 new bills, including 11 to replace ordinances, and as many as 20 old bills are pending in both houses. 

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The all party informal meeting with Opposition scheduled for 5 pm today has been rescheduled to Wednesday, say government sources.

Union Cabinet Likely to Meet at 1:30 PM | The Union Cabinet and the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs are likely to meet over video conferencing in the afternoon, government sources said. During the monsoon session, which began on Monday, the opposition is seeking to corner the government on its handling of the standoff with China along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh, the Covid-19 situation, economic downturn and unemployment, and is pressing for discussions on these issues.

LS BAC to be Held at 2PM | The BAC for Lok Sabha will be held again in the afternoon at 2 pm today to further discuss the first week's business schedule. Similar demands have been raised by the Congress in the BAC for Rajya Sabha as well. 

An updated business agenda for the Lok Sabha session today said Singh will make a statement in the lower house on "the developments on our border in Ladakh". The Congress and other opposition parties raised these demands in the first business advisory committee (BAC) meeting for Lok Sabha chaired by Speaker Om Birla on Sunday, but no time has been allocated yet for these discussions.

Rajnath Likely to Speak on Sino-India Issue | Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is likely to make a statement in Parliament today on the continuing standoff between Indian and Chinese troops along the LAC in eastern Ladakh. The statement would assume significance in the backdrop of demands made by the Opposition for a debate on the issue. Singh had met his Chinese counterpart Gen Wei Fenghe in Moscow recently. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi had also met in Moscow a few days ago.