Rajnath Singh meets top ministers to discuss Parliament House strategy

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday chaired a meeting of senior ministers to plan the floor strategy for the upcoming Parliament Session during which President Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to spell out the NDA government’s vision for the next five years.

The meeting at Singh’s official residence was attended by ministers S Jaishankar, Manohar Lal Khattar, Bhupender Yadav, Piyush Goyal, Dharmendra Pradhan, Kiren Rijiju, Annapurna Devi, Rajiv Ranjan Singh ‘Lalan’ and Chirag Paswan. The defence minister is learnt to have sought inputs from the senior ministers, including NDA partners  for the president’s address. 

The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha begins on June 24 when members will take oath and then choose the Speaker on June 26.

Meanwhile, a meeting of the top BJP leaders is expected to be held at Rajnath Singh's residence here on Tuesday evening to discuss the names of the candidate for the Lok Sabha Speaker and Deputy Speaker.

Some of the NDA constituents are also expected to participate in the meeting, sources said.

The election for the Lok Sabha speaker's post will be held on June 26, two days after the first session of the Parliament begins.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP general secretary (organisation) BL Santhosh are also expected to be present at this meeting, according to sources.