As many as 25 pending bills and 14 new ones, including Goods and Services Tax (GST) and Muslim women rights, will be picked up in the session spread over 22 days during the winter session that is all set to begin on Friday.

&quot;Main issues in the session will be supplementary demand for grants, Constitutional amendment Article 123 (Constitutional status to backward classes), Muslim women Right on Marriage 2017 bill. We will also discuss three ordinances including GST compensation to states,&quot; said Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar on Thursday.

Among the 25 Bills, few crucial Bills expected to be taken up are:

The Goods &amp; Services Tax (Compensation to States) Ordinance, 2017, Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, Insolvency &amp; Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 2017, Indian Forest (Amendment) Ordinance, 2017, Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016, Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2013 and Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016 are some the bills will be taken up during the session.

Earlier the Opposition alleged that the BJP led government at the Centre delayed the Winter Session to avoid questions on GST and other key issues ahead of the Gujarat and Himachal Assembly polls.&nbsp;

Gujarat polls were held in two phases on December 9 and 14, Himachal elections on November 9. The counting for both the states will be held on December 18.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired an all-party meet to chalk out the strategy of the winter session of Parliament. He requested for cooperation by all parties in order to make the Parliament session a fruitful one.

&quot;The Prime Minister appealed to everyone for a successful Parliament winter session. He also appealed to everyone for a peaceful session following the high-pitched election,&quot; Kumar added.

Parliament Winter Session which begins on December 15, 2017, and lasts till January 5, 2018, is expected to witness heavy fireworks as the Congress would try to corner Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government over a range of issues.

Earlier, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge had asserted that the Congress party would raise various issues in the Parliament session including Goods and Services Tax (GST), demonetisation, Rafael deal and economic condition.

Earlier the Opposition alleged that the BJP led government at the Centre delayed the Winter Session to avoid questions on GST and other key issues ahead of the Gujarat and Himachal Assembly polls.?

As many as 25 pending bills and 14 new ones, including Goods and Services Tax (GST) and Muslim women rights, will be picked up in the session spread over 22 days during the winter session that is all set to begin on Friday. "Main issues in the session will be supplementary demand for grants, Constitutional amendment Article 123 (Constitutional status to backward classes), Muslim women Right on Marriage 2017 bill. We will also discuss three ordinances including GST compensation to states," said Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar on Thursday. Among the 25 Bills, few crucial Bills expected to be taken up are: The Goods & Services Tax (Compensation to States) Ordinance, 2017, Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 2017, Indian Forest (Amendment) Ordinance, 2017, Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016, Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2013 and Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016 are some the bills will be taken up during the session. Earlier the Opposition alleged that the BJP led government at the Centre delayed the Winter Session to avoid questions on GST and other key issues ahead of the Gujarat and Himachal Assembly polls. Gujarat polls were held in two phases on December 9 and 14, Himachal elections on November 9. The counting for both the states will be held on December 18. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired an all-party meet to chalk out the strategy of the winter session of Parliament. He requested for cooperation by all parties in order to make the Parliament session a fruitful one. "The Prime Minister appealed to everyone for a successful Parliament winter session. He also appealed to everyone for a peaceful session following the high-pitched election," Kumar added. Parliament Winter Session which begins on December 15, 2017, and lasts till January 5, 2018, is expected to witness heavy fireworks as the Congress would try to corner Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government over a range of issues. Earlier, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge had asserted that the Congress party would raise various issues in the Parliament session including Goods and Services Tax (GST), demonetisation, Rafael deal and economic condition.

Winter session of Parliament begins today, Centre seeks to pass 25 bills

The government on Friday announced the dates for winter session of Parliament. The session will begin from December 15, a day after the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly polls, and will continue till January 5.

&quot;This will be a 14-day session. December 25 and 26 will be Christmas holidays,&quot; Parliamentary Affairs minister Ananth Kumar said.

The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA), headed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh, had earlier this week deliberated upon the dates of the session.

The opposition had attacked the government for delaying the winter session, claiming that it was being done to avoid a debate on scams, including the Rafale deal, ahead of Gujarat Assembly polls.

The BJP, however, rejected the Congress&#39;s tirade as a &quot;chorus of baseless allegations&quot; and insisted that previous governments, including the UPA, had also scheduled sessions after state polls as politicians were busy campaigning.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar had said the winter session, which generally starts from November&#39;s third week, would be convened in December.

The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA), headed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh, had earlier this week deliberated upon the dates of the session.

The government on Friday announced the dates for winter session of Parliament. The session will begin from December 15, a day after the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly polls, and will continue till January 5. "This will be a 14-day session. December 25 and 26 will be Christmas holidays," Parliamentary Affairs minister Ananth Kumar said. The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA), headed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh, had earlier this week deliberated upon the dates of the session. The opposition had attacked the government for delaying the winter session, claiming that it was being done to avoid a debate on scams, including the Rafale deal, ahead of Gujarat Assembly polls. The BJP, however, rejected the Congress's tirade as a "chorus of baseless allegations" and insisted that previous governments, including the UPA, had also scheduled sessions after state polls as politicians were busy campaigning. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar had said the winter session, which generally starts from November's third week, would be convened in December.

Winter Session of Parliament to be held from December 15 to January 5

The Congress has accused the government of delaying the winter session of Parliament &ldquo;without ascribing any justification for doing so&rdquo; and approached President Ram Nath Kovind, urging him to direct the Centre to summon the Houses at the earliest.

The Congress Parliamentary Party, in its November 21, 2017, letter to the President, claimed that not convening the Parliament session on time would set an &ldquo;unhealthy precedent&rdquo;. The party accused the NDA government of delaying the session &ldquo;without ascribing any justification for doing so&ldquo;.

It claimed that the apparent reason informally mentioned by the government for &ldquo;delaying&rdquo; the session is the Gujarat Assembly election. The Congress argued that the session was convened &ldquo;as per the established practice and convention&rdquo; and not the poll schedule.

The letter was signed by the Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, Congress&rsquo; leader in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, party&rsquo;s deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha Anand Sharma, its chief whip in the Lower House Jyotiraditya Scindia and whip Deependra Hooda.

They also reiterated the party&rsquo;s allegation that the government was avoiding facing Parliament and answering questions on its &ldquo;flawed and unpopular&rdquo; policies an &ldquo;rampant corruption&rdquo;.

&ldquo;We seek to draw your attention to the inordinate delay by the government in convening the Winter Session of Parliament without ascribing any justification for doing so,&rdquo; they said in the letter.

The leaders said the 2012 Assembly polls in the State were held on December 13 and December 17. Parliament session, however, was duly convened on November 22 &ldquo;as per practice&rdquo; and adjourned on December 20 of that year.

&ldquo;It is also pertinent to mention, that Winter Session is preceded by the longest inter-session break after the Monsoon Session vis-?is all other inter-session breaks. Thus, not convening of Winter Session on time will set an unhealthy precedent,&rdquo; they added.

Claiming the government was avoiding facing questions on the floor of the Houses, the leaders said it was a &ldquo;matter of serious concern&rdquo; that the members of Parliament were allegedly being denied timely opportunity to discharge their duties.

&ldquo;It also undermines the institution of Parliament itself and calls for honorable president&rsquo;s urgent intervention as the custodian of the Constitution,&rdquo; they said.

The Congress has accused the government of delaying the winter session of Parliament ?without ascribing any justification for doing so? and approached President Ram Nath Kovind, urging him to direct the Centre to summon the Houses at the earliest

The Congress has accused the government of delaying the winter session of Parliament “without ascribing any justification for doing so” and approached President Ram Nath Kovind, urging him to direct the Centre to summon the Houses at the earliest. The Congress Parliamentary Party, in its November 21, 2017, letter to the President, claimed that not convening the Parliament session on time would set an “unhealthy precedent”. The party accused the NDA government of delaying the session “without ascribing any justification for doing so“. It claimed that the apparent reason informally mentioned by the government for “delaying” the session is the Gujarat Assembly election. The Congress argued that the session was convened “as per the established practice and convention” and not the poll schedule. The letter was signed by the Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, Congress’ leader in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, party’s deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha Anand Sharma, its chief whip in the Lower House Jyotiraditya Scindia and whip Deependra Hooda. They also reiterated the party’s allegation that the government was avoiding facing Parliament and answering questions on its “flawed and unpopular” policies an “rampant corruption”. “We seek to draw your attention to the inordinate delay by the government in convening the Winter Session of Parliament without ascribing any justification for doing so,” they said in the letter. The leaders said the 2012 Assembly polls in the State were held on December 13 and December 17. Parliament session, however, was duly convened on November 22 “as per practice” and adjourned on December 20 of that year. “It is also pertinent to mention, that Winter Session is preceded by the longest inter-session break after the Monsoon Session vis-?is all other inter-session breaks. Thus, not convening of Winter Session on time will set an unhealthy precedent,” they added. Claiming the government was avoiding facing questions on the floor of the Houses, the leaders said it was a “matter of serious concern” that the members of Parliament were allegedly being denied timely opportunity to discharge their duties. “It also undermines the institution of Parliament itself and calls for honorable president’s urgent intervention as the custodian of the Constitution,” they said.

Congress urges President to direct government to convene Parliament

The Centre is contemplating convening the Winter Session of Parliament from December 15, a day after the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly polls, government functionaries said today.

The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) headed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh today met here to deliberate upon the dates of the session.

The session would likely be held from December 15 till January 5, they said on the condition of anonymity.

Later, briefing the reporters on the Cabinet decisions, Finance Ministry Arun Jaitley said the Winter Session schedule would be such that it did not overlap with the assembly elections, and it would be a &quot;regular&quot; session.

He said in a democracy when elections were on, political parties addressed the people directly.

&quot;...Normally the elections and Parliament session don&#39;t overlap,&quot; he said to queries.

&quot;Therefore, we are going to ensure that a regular Winter Session is held, but elections and session dates don&#39;t overlap,&quot; he said.

In an apparent dig at the Congress, Jaitley said the Gujarat polls were important for the BJP and it would be busy campaigning there, but he was not sure whether its opponents would be busy in the campaigning or not.

Asked whether a session which begins in December can continue in January without the customary address of the president, Jaitley said the issue was settled long back.

He said if the session spilled over to January, it was not considered a fresh session. The president addressed the first session of a calendar year, the minister said.

The functionaries indicated that the dates of the Winter Session would be formally announced after two ordinances placed before the Cabinet today were promulgated. An ordinance cannot be issued when the dates of the session are announced.

The opposition had attacked the government for delaying the Winter Session, claiming that it was being done to avoid a debate on scams, including the Rafale deal, ahead of Gujarat Assembly polls.

The BJP, however, rejected the Congress&#39;s tirade as a &quot;chorus of baseless allegations&quot; and insisted that previous governments, including the UPA, had also scheduled sessions after state polls as politicians were busy campaigning.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar had said the Winter Session, which generally starts from November&#39;s third week, would be convened in December.

 
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The session would likely be held from December 15 till January 5, government functionaries said on condition of anonymity

The Centre is contemplating convening the Winter Session of Parliament from December 15, a day after the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly polls, government functionaries said today. The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) headed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh today met here to deliberate upon the dates of the session. The session would likely be held from December 15 till January 5, they said on the condition of anonymity. Later, briefing the reporters on the Cabinet decisions, Finance Ministry Arun Jaitley said the Winter Session schedule would be such that it did not overlap with the assembly elections, and it would be a "regular" session. He said in a democracy when elections were on, political parties addressed the people directly. "...Normally the elections and Parliament session don't overlap," he said to queries. "Therefore, we are going to ensure that a regular Winter Session is held, but elections and session dates don't overlap," he said. In an apparent dig at the Congress, Jaitley said the Gujarat polls were important for the BJP and it would be busy campaigning there, but he was not sure whether its opponents would be busy in the campaigning or not. Asked whether a session which begins in December can continue in January without the customary address of the president, Jaitley said the issue was settled long back. He said if the session spilled over to January, it was not considered a fresh session. The president addressed the first session of a calendar year, the minister said. The functionaries indicated that the dates of the Winter Session would be formally announced after two ordinances placed before the Cabinet today were promulgated. An ordinance cannot be issued when the dates of the session are announced. The opposition had attacked the government for delaying the Winter Session, claiming that it was being done to avoid a debate on scams, including the Rafale deal, ahead of Gujarat Assembly polls. The BJP, however, rejected the Congress's tirade as a "chorus of baseless allegations" and insisted that previous governments, including the UPA, had also scheduled sessions after state polls as politicians were busy campaigning. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar had said the Winter Session, which generally starts from November's third week, would be convened in December.

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