Parliament Winter Session update: Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha adjourned till 11 am on Nov 27

The winter session of Parliament commenced today with the INDIA bloc calling for discussion on issues like US Securities and Exchange Commission's charges against billionaire Gautam Adani and seven others in alleged bribery and fraud case, Manipur violence, air pollution crisis in the National Capital, and Waqf Act (Amendment) Bill. It faced early disruptions, leading to the adjournment of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha for the day.  In the Rajya Sabha, proceedings were stalled as Opposition MPs insisted on holding a discussion on the charges of bribery on the Gautam Adani group, then later for the day. The Rajya Sabha is set to meet on Wednesday, November 27.

 

Before adjourning for the day, Union Minister Manohar Lal moved a motion for the election of one member to the advisory council of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA). The motion was adopted by a voice vote in the Upper House. 

Earlier after the Lok Sabha began proceedings for the day Speaker Om Birla read out obituary references before adjourning it to 12 noon. A short while later the Speaker adjourned the House for the day to meet again on Wednesday. 

The winter session will conclude on December 20.      Earlier on Sunday, an all-party meeting in the national capital was convened. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju had stated that the issues to be addressed during the session will be determined by the respective business advisory committees of both Houses, in consultation with their respective chairs.  The Winter session is to begin in the wake of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) securing significant victories in Haryana in October and Maharashtra, where the party claimed an emphatic win on Sunday. After an underwhelming performance in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls where it fell short of the majority mark, the BJP has turned in its best Assembly poll performances in Haryana and Maharashtra. Opposition INDIA bloc has also secured wins in Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand.   

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