Government has announced Winter session of the parliament from 18th November to 13th December which will comprise of 20 sittings. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla held an all-party meeting on 17th November to ensure smooth functioning of the parliament without disruptions and deadlocks.
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27 Bills will be taken up for introduction, consideration and passing. 2 Bills replacing Ordinances are required to be passed during the ensuing Winter Session.
The leaders of all the political parties raised a number of issues during the meeting after which a consensus was emerged to resolve all conflicts through constructive discussions in both the houses.
Ahead of the all-party meet; the BJP’s executive meeting took place which was followed by the meeting of the NDA.
Major points of discussions will be the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, economic slowdown, unemployment and the Citizenship bill.
Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Pralhad Joshi said, “the Government is always ready to discuss on the floor of the both the Houses of Parliament, any issue as permitted under Rules of Procedure and sought the co-operation of all the party for the smooth functioning of the House.”
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The Parliament of India is the supreme legislative body in India It is a bicameral legislature composed of the President of India and the two houses: the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha. The period during which the House meets to conduct its business is called a session. The Constitution empowers the President to summon each House at such intervals that there should not be more than a six-month gap between the two sessions. Hence the Parliament must meet at least twice a year. In India, the Parliament conducts three sessions each year: Budget session: February to May; Monsoon session: July to September; Winter session: November to December. More Info
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