India, July 15 -- Days before the monsoon session of Parliament, Rajya Sabha leader of the Opposition and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge demanded that a number of strategic, foreign policy, political and socio economic issues must be debated to run the session smoothly.

Kharge's demands came after he met Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday at the latter's residence. The meeting assumes significance as the Opposition wants to debate issues such as the Pahalgam terror attack, the US' alleged influence on the ceasefire between India and Pakistan, and the Special Intensive Review of the Election Commission.

On the other hand, the government needs the Opposition's support to push the impeachment motion against justice Yas...