New Delhi:
An all-party meeting was held by the Speaker on Sunday, who is hoping for a smooth Monsoon session but that could be tough.
The Opposition and even some allies of the government are united on the price crisis which they say has been aggravated by the fuel price hike.
So, they want a discussion ending with a vote which could be embarrassing for the govt.
"Price rise is the main issue," said Mulayam Singh Yadav, Samajwadi Party chief.
But there's more.
LK Advani has said the government's Pakistan policy is in shambles and the BJP has accused Foreign Minister SM Krishna of insulting the Home Secretary by not defending him on Pakistani soil.
The main Opposition party will demand a new deal for Bhopal victims and ask who in the 1984 Congress government allowed Warren Anderson to get away.
But the BJP will launch an offensive on what it calls the misuse of CBI because of the Amit Shah case. But the Opposition is divided on this, Mulayam Singh Yadav who too faces CBI cases, decided to stay mum.
And the Left who too says CBI is a political tool, refused to give BJP any reason to cheer.
"We agree about politicisation of CBI but do not agree in the case of the Gujarat minister," said Gurudas Dasgupta.
"The government brought this CBI issue to divide the Opposition," said Sushma Swaraj, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha.
In fact, the Left would target the BJP government in Karnataka for protecting those allegedly involved in illegal mining, the killing of an RTI activist in Gujarat and the recent evidence of saffron terror links.
On its part, the government says it's ready to discuss all issues.
"We are ready for any discussion but under what rule is something the Speaker will decide," said Prithviraj Chavan, Congress leader.
High food prices and the recent fuel hike are the only issues where the Opposition seems to be united. Otherwise, everybody has their own political agenda and a divided Opposition is good news to the government.