On The Sidelines:
* I hope promises made by some political parties during the last session to help good decisions in this session will
be kept: Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
* The Opposition-led by the Congress is expected to lock horns with the Narendra Modi-led government over the controversies surrounding External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
* Reports say that External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is likely to make a statement in the Parliament in respect of the allegations against her regarding Lalit Modi's travel documents. Sushma Swaraj has admitted that she helped the former IPL chief procure documents to travel to Portugal for the treatment of his cancer-stricken wife on "humanitarian grounds".
* CPI leader and Rajya Sabha member D Raja says that his party will give notice in the Upper House seeking suspension of business and discussion of scams be held.
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