Political parties, including the Congress and the Trinamul Congress, on Sunday demanded at an all-party meeting that the MPLADS funds be restored, sources said.
The Speaker, who chaired the meeting, assured them that he will raise the issue with the government, they said.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and floor leaders of various parties were present in the meeting on the eve of the Monsoon session of Parliament.
Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, TMC leader Sudeep Bandopadhyay, YSR Congress leader Midhun Reddy were among those who raised the issue.
Various parties, including Cong, TMC, demand restoration of MPLAD funds
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25/05/2021 - 17:08 Farmers listen to a speaker as they block a major highway in protest against new farm laws, at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh state border, India, Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. © AP Photo / Altaf Qadri Text by: Pratap Chakravarty 4 min Indian farmers opposed to new reform laws have vowed to go ahead with nation-wide protests on Wednesday despite warnings that it would accelerate the already out of control coronavirus epidemic, which has infected nearly 27 million people and killed 307,000 by the latest official count. Advertising Read more
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