The session will go on from December 11 to January 8, the House proceedings are likely to see 15 working days. As many as 46 bills are to be taken up during the session.
The Union government has called an all-party meeting on Monday ahead of the Winter Session of Parliament to build a consensus for smooth functioning of the two Houses. At the customary session-eve meeting called by the Parliamentary Affairs Ministry, the Prime Minister usually lists the government's agenda and seeks the Opposition's support for smooth transaction of official business. This would be the last full-fledged Parliament session before the Lok Sabha polls.
First day of the session, which starts on December 11, will see obituary references to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and incumbent parliamentary affairs minister Ananth Kumar.
While the session will go on from December 11 to January 8, the House proceedings are likely to see 15 working days. As many as 46 bills are to be taken up during the session.
The results of the Assembly elections, in which both the ruling BJP and the Congress have high stakes, are bound to cast a shadow on parliamentary proceedings. The results of polls in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram would be out on December 11, when the session begins.
Of these, the government will stress on the passage of the 'triple talaq' bill, which has been passed in the Lok Sabha and is pending in the Rajya Sabha. The government had promulgated an ordinance to make the practice a penal offence.
Other Bills include the Anti-Trafficking Bill, which has been passed in the Lok Sabha, and the POCSO Amendment Bill.
The government also wants the Indian Medical Council amendment ordinance and the companies amendment ordinance to be passed as bills in this session.
The Opposition had earlier called for an all-party meet of their own on the same day. They are meeting at 3pm in the Parliament Annexe. On top of the Opposition's agenda for the session will be Rafale deal, agrarian crisis, and the infighting within the CBI.
The Winter Session of Parliament usually starts in November. However, it would be the second year in a row when it would begin in December.
The session was delayed this year due to the Assembly elections in five states.
(With PTI inputs)
Dates and what to expect
- The Winter Session of Parliament will start from December 11 and will continue till January 8.
- The House will see 15 working days and is set to discuss as many as 46 bills.
- One of the important bills to be tabled is Triple Talaq Bill.
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