The issue has united opposition parties such as the Congress, the Trinamool Congress, the Left parties, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the Samajwadi Party. Senior opposition leaders will meet on Monday morning to discuss their floor strategy. Congress president Rahul Gandhi will remain absent in the first week due to his visit to Singapore and Malaysia, starting March 8. Gandhi tweeted last week that he was going to spend Holi (March1) weekend with his grandmother who lives in Italy. A bill to provide constitutional status to the OBC commission and a new legislation against human trafficking are also expected to come up in the budget session.

Source: Hindustan Times March 05, 2018 01:30 UTC