Convene special parliament session on COVID crisis: Adhir Ranjan writes to President Kovind

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New Delhi: Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday (May 10) urged President Ram Nath Kovind to convene a special session of parliament to discuss the COVID-19 situation prevailing in the country.

In a letter to the President, Chowdhury said that a special “covid crisis” session should be held so that the MPs could discuss about the constituencies they represent.

“Corona pandemic in the Country is in a grave situation and you must be well informed about the exact scenario. In this critical situation I would urge your kind conscious to convene a special (covid crisis) session of Parliament,” Chowdhury wrote in the letter.

He said the session was needed as “India consists of a number of constituencies and each Member of Parliament represents his/her constituency from respective State has some say about the condition of people therein and in order to find a way to ease lives of suffering people”.

Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury writes to President Ram Nath Kovind, urging him to convene a special session of the Parliament over the #COVID19 crisis. pic.twitter.com/K6Ou0h3jgK

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The request from the Congress party comes at a time the country is facing the second wave of the pandemic that is having a devastating impact on the people. Many opposition leaders have demanded for the functioning of parliamentary panels by virtual means.

India has touched a record number of COVID-19 cases in recent days. After recording over four lakh fresh cases for four consecutive days, India witnessed a single-day rise of 3,66,161 COVID-19 cases on Monday, which pushed its tally to 2,26,62,575, according to the health ministry.

The death toll due to the viral disease climbed to 2,46,116 with 3,754 more people succumbing to it, the ministry's data updated at 8 am showed.