Didi, Raja,Pawar in House fire

The price rise issue has brought the BJP, Left and regional parties together, but not the Mandalites, on the eve of Parliament’s Monsoon Session beginning on Monday.

Senior UPA ministers, Mr Sharad Pawar, Ms Mamata Banerjee and Mr A. Raja are also expected to be on the Opposition’s “hit list” in this session. Some Congress ministers, particularly Mr S.M. Krishna and Mr P. Chidambaram, are also likely to be the targets of Opposition attacks on issues ranging from the talks with Pakistan to Naxalism and internal security. The government’s strategy to trying to isolate the BJP following the Amit Shah issue may not succeed as the Opposition parties are likely to treat the price rise and Maoist attacks seriously.