Tag: Winter session of Parliament

New RS chairman Dhankhar asks Elders to follow high standards in House

''Obstruction and disruption of proceedings as parliamentary practice or option are antithetical to democratic values,” said Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankharm, who assumed the charge of Rajya Sabha chairman on Wednesday.

December 7, 2022

Centre lists Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, for Winter Session of Parliament

The BJP-led NDA government had introduced the bill in its previous tenure as well but could not push it through due to vehement protests by opposition parties, which criticised the bill as discriminatory on religious grounds.

November 16, 2019

Winter Session: Government likely to convene all-party meet on December 10

Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan is also expected to convene a meeting on December 11 to seek cooperation of all political parties in smooth running of the House.

December 6, 2018

BJP urged to pass women reservation bill in winter session

Women activists and organisations on Wednesday demanded that the long pending Women’s Reservation Bill be passed in the upcoming winter session of parliament. The activists demanded the passage of the bill at the earliest citing the fact that the current BJP government had a majority of 366 seats out of 543 in the Lok Sabha, …

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November 16, 2017

Congress again demands convening of Winter Session

The Congress on Tuesday again demanded that the Winter Session of Parliament be convened immediately and said not summoning the session reflects Modi government’s fear and discomfort. “Parliament is the mirror of accountability. Parliament is the only platform to discuss several policies of the government. It is most important Constitutional base to expose the discrepancies …

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November 15, 2017