Parliament Monsoon Session: PM Modi thanks MPs for chosing duty even during coronavirus pandemic
India TodayAddressing media ahead of the start of Monsoon Session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the session is being held in unprecedented times. PM Modi also expressed confidence that Parliament will unitedly give this message that the country is standing solidly behind soldiers guarding India's borders. In his remarks to media before the commencement of Parliament's monsoon session, Modi noted, in an apparent reference to the ongoing border row with China in Ladakh, that Indian soldiers are bravely discharging their duties while standing guard in difficult hilly terrains with snowfall expected in the coming days and weeks. The Monsoon Session of Parliament begins from Monday with the Opposition all set to raise the issues of ongoing India-China standoff in Ladakh, handling of the coronavirus pandemic and economic slowdown.