Winter Session of Parliament: All-Party Meeting Begins in Delhi | Know What’s on Agenda – News18

The all-party meeting of floor leaders of political parties in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha was underway at the Parliament Library building, on Saturday. The meeting was convened by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi to discuss the order of business and agenda ahead of the Winter Session of the Parliament.

The meeting is attended by most MPs including senior BJP leaders like Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal.

Senior BJP leader Arjun Ram Meghwal, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh, and Congress MP Pramod Tiwari were also in attendance. The Winter Session is scheduled to have 15 sittings until December 22.

All-Party Meeting: What’s on Agenda

All party leaders are expected to consider key draft legislations, including three bills to replace the colonial era criminal laws.

Currently, 37 Bills are pending in Parliament of which 12 are listed for consideration and passing, and seven Bills for introduction, consideration and passing.

The government is also planning to present the first batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants for the year 2023-24.

The report of the Ethics Committee on the “cash-for-query” allegations against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra will also be tabled in Lok Sabha during the session.

The House will have to adopt the report before the expulsion recommended by the panel comes into effect.

Another key bill pending in Parliament relates to the appointment of the chief election commissioner and election commissioners.

The said bill was introduced in the Monsoon session but the government had not pushed for its passage in the special session of Parliament amid protests from the opposition and former chief election commissioners as it seeks to bring on a par the status of the CEC and ECs with that of the cabinet secretary.

(With PTI inputs)