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The opposition I.N.D.I.A bloc on Saturday decided to raise eight crucial issues during the Parliament's Monsoon session, which is to start from July 21.

The leaders of 24 constituent parties of the bloc held a virtual meeting in which the eight issues were decided. Congress's deputy leader in Rajya Sabha Pramod Tiwari, addressed the media after the meeting and said the opposition parties would expect the PM Modi to be present in Parliament and respond to the issues raised on the floor of the House. Taking a dig at the prime minister, he said, "Parliament is more important than travelling abroad".

What issued will be raised?

These eight issues are: Pahalgam attack terrorists not being brought to justice, US President Donald Trump's repeated claims of brokering a 'ceasefire' between India and Pakistan, the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, delimitation exercise, 'atrocities' in Gaza, foreign policy failure, alleged targeting of SC/ST, women and minorities in the country.

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He also added that after the virtual meeting, an in-person meeting of the bloc leaders would take place soon. The online meeting was attended by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress parliamentary party chief Sonia Gandhi, Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, NCP (SP)'s Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray (SS-UBT), Abhishek Banerjee (TMC), Tejashwi Yadav (RJD), Ram Gopal Yadav (SP), Tiruchi Siva (DMK) M A Baby of CPI-M, D Raja (CPI), and CPI(ML) general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya, among others.

Tiwari said that the leaders expressed serious concern over the government's 'inaction' in bringing the terrorists behind the Pahalgam attack to justice.

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The concerns were also raised on the Centre's 'silence' on repeated claims made by Trump in bringing about a ceasefire on the hostilities between India and Pakistan.

(With PTI Inputs)

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