According to sources, the government has informed the Congress that it intends to hold the special session on August 16, 17 and 18. Congress sources said Rijiju sought the party's views on the Delimitation Bill, while the two sides also discussed ways to end the continuing parliamentary deadlock. The Opposition has been demanding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah make statements in Parliament on issues raised by Opposition members. Earlier, Opposition MPs, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, marched from the Gandhi statue at Prerna Sthal to Makar Dwar within the Parliament complex. As the Opposition staged its protest, Prime Minister Modi hosted 37 BJP MPs for breakfast at his residence as part of his interactions with parliamentarians during the Monsoon Session.