English Jagaran, September 10, 2024
Department-related Standing Committees of Parliament are likely to be finalised by September 20 as Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju reached out to various parties on Sunday (September 8, 2024), said an informed source.
The Opposition is unlikely to get an opportunity to head the Standing Committee on Ministry of Home Affairs as its numbers in the Rajya Sabha have dropped.
The Standing Committee on Home is headed by a Rajya Sabha member; former Union Minister P. Chidambaram and Abhishek Singhvi of the Congress have held the position previously.
However, the Congress is likely to get the chairmanship of three department-related Standing Committees that are headed by Lok Sabha members.
Other Opposition parties such as Trinamool Congress, Samajwadi Party and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam will get to head one each. NDA constituents Janata Dal (United) and Telugu Desam Party too are likely to be given the chairmanship of one committee each from BJP’s quota, the source said.
At an informal discussion on Sunday, Congress leaders are said to have pointed out to Mr. Rijiju that the party headed the panels on Finance and External Affairs even when it had 44 MPs after the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.
Sources said the Congress would press for some of the important Ministries such as Finance, Defence and External Affairs in the latest reconstitution of committees.
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