Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi
New Delhi, Jul 5: Opposition parties on Sunday said they would seek to raise a range of issues, including the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak, the controversy surrounding donations at the Ayodhya Ram Temple, inflation and other public concerns during the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament, scheduled from July 20 to August 13.
Speaking to IANS, Congress MP Sukhdeo Bhagat said the Opposition expected meaningful discussions during the session and urged the government to respond to questions raised by members.
He said the Congress intends to focus on issues such as the alleged irregularities in the NEET examination, the reported controversy over donations at the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple and rising inflation, which he described as a major concern affecting the public.
Bhagat also referred to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, saying Opposition parties had written to the Chief Justice of India regarding the matter and hoped that discussions would lead to a constructive outcome.
Responding to questions about whether the defection of some rebel Trinamool Congress leaders to another political party would be raised in Parliament, Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy said the issue was not on his party's parliamentary agenda.
He said the Trinamool Congress had already filed disqualification petitions against the legislators concerned and that the matter would be decided by the Lok Sabha Speaker. According to Roy, the party would instead concentrate on raising issues such as the NEET controversy and the alleged irregularities related to donations at the Ram Temple.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi also expressed hope that Parliament would discuss the reported donation controversy linked to the Ram Temple.
She said the Ram Mandir movement had been the result of centuries of struggle involving millions of devotees and saints, culminating in the construction of the temple following the Supreme Court's verdict.
Congress MP Mohammad Jawed stressed that every session of Parliament was important and alleged that there had been more political debate than discussion on development issues in recent years.
Referring to his constituency in Bihar's Kishanganj, Jawed said he had repeatedly raised issues including funding for the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) centre but claimed no concrete action had been taken by the government.
Meanwhile, Trinamool Congress MP Kirti Azad criticised the functioning of Parliament, alleging that Opposition members were often not allowed to speak freely and that even when they did, their remarks were frequently expunged from the official record.
The Monsoon Session is expected to witness sharp exchanges between the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Opposition, with several contentious political and public issues likely to dominate parliamentary proceedings.