A political leader on September 19 raised the issue of Tuberculosis cases in the country and said that the fight against this infectious disease has slowed down due to coronavirus pandemic.

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He urged the Centre to work in the direction for treating the people infected with TB. "There are 24 lakh Tuberculosis patients in India. Due to the focus on fighting COVID19, the fight against TB has slowed down," he said in the Upper House. The Prime Minister had said that India has fixed a deadline of 2025 for eradicating TB against the global deadline of 2030. He has asked MPs to work for its removal. Meanwhile, the Union Finance Minister on September 19 moved the bill for the amendment of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 in the Rajya Sabha on September 19.

Earlier, political members gave Zero Hour notices in the Upper House. While another politician gave the notice over the demand to provide support to artists facing a hard time due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Shekhar gave it demanding the inclusion of Bhojpuri in Schedule 8 of the Constitution. The Monsoon Session of the Parliament commenced on September 21 and is slated to end on October 1.