Winter Session of Parliament: The Winter Session of the Parliament commences today on December 7 on a hectic day. The result of high stakes Delhi civil body polls will be declared today. This will be followed by verdicts on high-stakes Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections tomorrow on December 8.
Parliament winter session, which will go on till December 29, will have 17 sittings of both Houses. The session will take place at the old building of Parliament as before, since construction of the new building is yet to be completed.
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All-party meeting
The government convened an all-party meeting inside the Parliament Library Building on Tuesday, as is tradition, under the leadership of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha, Piyush Goyal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi and leaders of other political parties attended the meeting.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Pralhad Joshi said, “Thirty-one out of 47 parties took part in the all-party meeting held today. Some suggestions have come from the Opposition and we have noted them.”
Congress opposed the Winter Session continuing past Christmas, unlike previous times when it had been adjourned before December 25. Party leader Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary said that the government should have kept in mind festivals like Christmas before announcing dates for the Winter Session of Parliament.
“Like Hindus and Muslims, Christians also have their own festivals, so they should get the chance to celebrate these festivals,” he said. Responding to the allegations, Joshi said he condemns the claims that the government is ignoring Christmas. “There will be a holiday on December 24 and 25,” he countered.
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16 new bills listed
The Centre has listed 16 new bills for introduction in the upcoming Winter Session for consideration and passage – The Trade Marks (Amendment) Bill 2022, The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) (Amendment) Bill 2022, The Multi-State Cooperatives Societies (Amendment) Bill 2022, The Forest Conservation (Amendment) Bill 2022, among others.
On the other hand, Opposition will seek to corner the government on several issues, including border situation with China, the alleged misuse of government agencies, price rise and unemployment.
This is the first session with Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar as Rajya Sabha Chairman.
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