The Opposition wants the House to conclude on Dec 23
Winter Session of Parliament might conclude on December 23, according to a source close to the speaker of Lok Sabha. DMK, TMC, and BJD these three parties want the House to conclude.
In New Delhi, the winter has set in. Mamata Banerjee Chief Minister of West Bengal had a quiet meeting with the Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Kolkata on Saturday. Mamata is also believed to have told Amit Shah to cut short the Winter Session.
In a meeting chaired by Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla, Opposition veterans such as Congress floor leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, T R Baalu of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Trinamool Congress’s floor leader Sudip Bandopadhyay and Biju Janata Dal’s Lok Sabha leader Pinaki Misra urged the government and the speaker to end the ongoing session on December 23.
The winter schedule of Parliament is from December 7 to 29.
A week after the Winter Session of Parliament started, senior leaders across parties have informally discussed a proposal to end the session before Christmas, with many lawmakers citing festivities and the demand for their presence in respective constituencies during Christmas and New Year.
According to three leaders present in the meeting, there was a detailed discussion on the demand of adjourning the House on December 23. “Chowdhury, Baalu, Bandopadhyay, and Mishra explained why it would be better to adjourn the House on December 23,” said one of the three leaders, who asked not to be named.
MPs discuss a proposal to end the session before Christmas
A second leader, who too asked not to be named, added that “the MPs cited the festivities and the need for them to be present in their constituencies. The Opposition leaders also argued that if the session is adjourned before Christmas, it would send the right message to the Christian community.”
The second leader added that Birla informally mentioned that many MPs too have requested him to end the session early but that it is not in his hand to take that decision.
“He suggested that if the government decides to curtail the session, then the Budget session can be extended by four to five days. The Opposition leaders supported Birla’s idea,” said the second leader.
Parliamentary minister Pralhad Joshi and minister of state Arjun Ram Meghwal were present too, the three leaders said, adding that they couldn’t give any assurance as the current schedule was decided by the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs.
In the ongoing session, the government has introduced five of the 16 new bills planned. Four bills, which were passed by one House in the previous session, have been cleared by the other House thus far in this winter schedule.
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