Winter Session News

The possibility of cancellation of winter session could also allow opposition parties to corner the union governmentUncertainty over the winter session of Parliament, which usually begins in late November, continues as the national capital has seen a spike in covid-19 developments

The joint parliamentary committee was expected to submit its report in the Budget session

Lok Sabha registers productivity of 116%, Rajya Sabha at 99%; 15 bills cleared by bothLok Sabha chairman Om Birla’s concluding remarks was cut short by protesting members

The House has availed itself of 25 hours and 54 minutes of the available time of 28 hours and 37 minutes during the first five working daysThe Winter Session of Parliament started on 18 November and is scheduled to conclude on 13 December

Apart from which immigrants are to be offered citizenship and which not, a major issue that the opposition seems keen to confront the government on is the current economic slowdown

The 15 days will see a massive crackdown on violations by industries and use of sprinklers to let dust settle downThe announcement was made, following a high-level pollution meeting

The Winter Session is scheduled to go on till December 13 and will provide a total of 20 sittings spread over a period of 26 daysEarlier on Sunday, PM Modi attended an all-party meeting, where he said that the government will seek to work together will all parties in a constructive manner

NDA plans to introduce and pass at least 27 bills in the 26-day parliamentary session, which begins todayThe winter session is expected to see a face-off between BJP and Opposition over the situation in J&K

Modi at an all-party meet asserts that the government is ready to discuss every issueAt the meet, opposition leaders raise the issue of ‘illegal’ detention of mainstream leaders in J&K

The winter session of Parliament is expected to be tumultuous with the NDA using its absolute majority in Lok Sabha and numbers in Rajya Sabha to push through policy legislationsThe monsoon session of Parliament was one of the most productive sessions in the recent past