New Delhi: The winter session of Parliament begins today, with 16 bills, including one to amend the Waqf Act, on the government’s agenda. Five of these bills are scheduled for introduction and passage, while 11 are up for consideration and passage.
The five new bills include the Merchant Shipping Bill, Coastal Shipping Bill, Indian Ports Bill, Punjab Courts (Amendment) Bill, and the Rashtriya Sahkari Vishwavidalaya Bill.
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, listed for consideration and passage, is currently being reviewed by a joint parliamentary committee, which is expected to submit its report during the winter session. Opposition members have called for an extension of the committee’s deadline. The session will run until December 20 and will feature 19 sittings.
Lok Sabha proceedings adjourned till 12 noon due to uproar, the Speaker had to take this decision due to the uproar. The central government will try to pass many important bills in this session. A list of 16 bills has been prepared for consideration in this winter session running from 25 November to 20 December, which also includes the Waqf (Amendment) Bill. An all-party meeting was also held on Sunday under the chairmanship of Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, in which the opposition demanded discussion on many issues including Manipur violence and pollution before the winter session begins.
PM Modi’s Address
With the four-week Winter Session of Parliament beginning today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking ahead of the commencement, took a dig at the Opposition parties, saying that those rejected by the people during elections try to disrupt proceedings of the House as well. “Those rejected 80-90 times by people do not allow discussions in Parliament. They do not understand people’s aspirations. I hope new members from every party get a chance in the Winter Session of Parliament to share their ideas,” the Prime Minister said.
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