The Winter Session of Parliament began from Tuesday and will end on January 8. (File)A day after assembly election results were declared in five states, the drama now moves to Parliament. This will be the last full-fledged session before the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. According to Indian Express sources, the Congress is likely to move an adjournment motion on the Rafale deal in Lok Sabha on Wednesday while Trinamool Congress has already given a notice in Rajya Sabha under rule 267 to “immediately discuss the threat to nation’s institutions like RBI”.
The session, which is likely to have a total of 20 sittings, has about 43 bills listed for introduction, consideration, and passage, including the all-important Triple Talaq Bill, which needs legislative approval after being promulgated as an ordinance in September.
In this session, Congress will also push forward the passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill, of which party chief Rahul Gandhi has been a strong advocate. The Bill proposes to amend the Constitution to reserve 33 per cent of all seats in Lok Sabha and all state assemblies for women.
Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned on the first day of the Winter Session Tuesday after paying homage to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee and former members who passed away recently.
Both Houses adjourned till noon after ruckus over Rafale, Ram mandir
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned till noon due to protests by members demanding joint parliamentary committee on Rafale, construction of Ram Temple and Cauvery issue.
Congress MP Sunil Kumar Jakhar arrives in Parliament
Other bills listed for consideration and passage
The National Council of Educational Research and Training Bill, 2018, The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2018, The National Investigation Agency (Amendment) Bill, 2018, The Anti Maritime Piracy Bill, 2018, The Information Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2018, The Aircraft (Amendment) Bill 2018, The Dam Safety Bill, 2018, The Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2018, The National Medical Commission Bill, 2017. Read more
RJD, Shiv Sena MPs give notice over adjournment motion notice on Ram mandir, misuse of CBI
Anand Sharma, Deputy leader of Congress in Rajya Sabha, gives notice for suspension of business to discuss Rafale issue
Congress notice for adjournment motion on Rafale deal in Lok Sabha likely today
Mallikarjun Kharge, leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha, told an all-party meeting convened by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan that his party wanted issues related to the Rafale deal and the “misuse” of key agencies like the CBI and ED to be discussed first. Read more