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Cong MPs meeting discusses Waqf Bill, Bangladesh, other issues; Rahul Gandhi present

Meeting of Congress MPs in Parliament Annexe

New Delhi: Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, along with the other MPs of the party attended the meeting of Congress Lok Sabha MPs on Thursday. The meeting was conducted in the Parliament House Annexe today.

Notably, the meeting was called ahead of the introduction of the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Parliament on which Congress and other parties of the INDIA alliance showed their opposition.

Furthermore, the meeting was also called to discuss various ongoing issues including the Bangladesh crisis, China issues and judgements of the Supreme Court.

LoP Rahul Gandhi was spotted arriving with Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi, Manickram Tagore and other MPs of the party.

Speaking about the meeting, Deputy Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha, Gaurav Gogoi said, "Today we had a meeting of Lok Sabha members of the party in which the LoP Rahul Gandhi was also present. We discussed different issues - be it the Bangladesh issue, regarding China, judgements of the Supreme Court and today's business of the Parliament. It was a positive discussion and he encouraged us all to raise the issues of the people... Different parties have opposed the introduction of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in the House. When it will be brought into the business, we will clear our stand on why we are opposing the bill." (with Agency inputs)

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