Ahead of Winter session, all-party meeting on Sunday
The government has convened an all-party meeting on November 24 ahead of the Winter Session of Parliament which starts on Monday.
The government has convened an all-party meeting on November 24 ahead of the Winter Session of Parliament which starts on Monday.
The Winter Session of the Parliament is set to commence from November 25 and will go on till December 20, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju announced here on Tuesday.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has asserted that the mass suspension of the Opposition MPs from both Houses of Parliament during the Winter Session seems to be "predetermined and premeditated by" the BJP-led government at the Centre.
Briefing newspersons on the Winter Session of Parliament which concluded on Thursday night, he said, "They themselves came and said to suspend them. Congress Party has such a low-level strategy."
Speaking at a ‘Save Democracy’ protest at Jantar Mantar, the Congress leader said, “They are those who call themselves patriots… ‘Hawa nikal gayi unki…’ (Their bravado had gone into the thin air…) We saw it all.”
At an all-party meeting ahead of the Parliament session, the Opposition leaders also sought a thorough discussion on ''hurried'' appointments to some key positions.
Addressing a press conference after a meeting of the Council of Ministers, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar informed that 29 items were proposed to be placed during the session.
This will be the third session of the 18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh which will be a short session.
There will be a total of 17 working days in the upcoming Winter Session.
As for the working of he new session the government is planning to pass a number of bills during the forthcoming session of Parliament.
