The Congress' Core Group is meeting to decide on Parliament strategy. Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Defence Minister AK Antony, Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath are attending the meeting. The meeting comes after the Opposition raised the heat on the Wal-Mart lobbying controversy and the Samajawadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party's (BSP) war over "quota in promotions" bill.

While the BSP wants the government to pass the bill, the SP has threatened to disrupt the proceedings of the House daily if government goes ahead.