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Congress Calls Modi’s Cabinet Brainstorming Session ‘Chinta Baithak’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is planning a two-day meeting with all Union Cabinet ministers.
It will happen on September 23 and 24.
The meeting is meant to discuss how the government is working and how reforms can be carried out.
Ministers may also review government schemes and ways to deliver services to people.
Congress criticized the meeting and gave it the nickname “Chinta Baithak,” meaning a meeting about worries.
Congress said the government is facing strong criticism.
It also asked why Parliament has not officially been closed since its Monsoon Session ended.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh made additional accusations against Home Minister Amit Shah.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a two-day Union Cabinet meeting on September 23 and 24.
Congress called the planned ‘Chintan Baithak’ a ‘Chinta Baithak’ amid what it described as intense criticism of the government.
Congress questioned why Parliament has not been prorogued 35 days after the Monsoon Session ended.
Jairam Ramesh accused Home Minister Amit Shah of seeking a two-thirds Lok Sabha majority and trying to split and intimidate the Opposition.
The meeting is expected to address reforms, government schemes, policy implementation, coordination and public service delivery.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Cabinet ministers and Congress leaders including Jairam Ramesh; Amit Shah was also criticized.
- What
- A two-day Cabinet brainstorming session is scheduled, while Congress has criticized the meeting and questioned the status of Parliament.
- Where
- New Delhi, where all Cabinet ministers have been asked to remain next week.
- When
- The meeting is scheduled for September 23 and 24; Congress said 35 days had passed since the Monsoon Session concluded.
- Why
- The meeting is intended to discuss governance, reforms, policy implementation, public service delivery and the government’s forward roadmap.
Congress’s criticism
Government’s stated agenda
Purpose of the meeting
Congress’s criticism
Congress portrayed the session as a ‘Chinta Baithak,’ saying it comes amid unprecedented questioning and criticism of the government.
Government’s stated agenda
Sources said the meeting will focus on governance and policymaking, including reforms and addressing people’s problems.
Parliament’s status
Congress’s criticism
Congress questioned why the Monsoon Session had not been prorogued 35 days after it concluded.
Government’s stated agenda
The article does not provide a government response to this question.
Opposition and Lok Sabha majority
Congress’s criticism
Jairam Ramesh alleged that Amit Shah was pursuing a two-thirds Lok Sabha majority and efforts to split and intimidate the Opposition.
Government’s stated agenda
The article gives no response from Amit Shah or the government to these allegations.
Key facts
- Meeting
- Two-day ‘Chintan Baithak’ of Union Cabinet ministers
- Dates
- September 23 and 24
- Chair
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- Congress label
- Congress called it a ‘Chinta Baithak’
- Parliament issue
- Congress said the Monsoon Session ended 35 days earlier but had not been prorogued
- Expected topics
- Reforms, government schemes, policy implementation, time management, inter-ministerial coordination and public service delivery
- Attendance
- All Cabinet ministers were asked to remain in the national capital
Quotes
Jairam Ramesh
Congress general secretary in charge of communications
“It is being reported that the PM has convened a Chintan Baithak of all Union ministers on September 23 and 24. Actually, this is more a ‘Chinta Baithak’ given that he has become the fully deserved target of all-round questioning and criticism at a level and with an intensity never witnessed before.”
telegraphindia.com
“The Republic was saved that day from the passage of his diabolical bills. That solidarity will survive his ongoing efforts to split and intimidate.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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