Winter Session Of Parliament

Fourteen bills were passed by the Lower House while 15 bills were passed by Rajya Sabha

The Cabinet's approval paves the way for the Bill to be tabled in Parliament in the ongoing winter session

Details for the years 2018 and 2019 are not yet available

Usually, the chair in the Upper House reads out obituary references before members rise as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed

The other two Bills included The Companies (Amendments) Bill, 2018 and The New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Bill, 2018

The session, which will have 20 sittings spread over a period of 29 days, is expected to be used by the Opposition parties for raising several issues like Rafale deal

The results of Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram are also expected to set the tone for proceedings in both the houses of Parliament

It will be the second year in a row when it will begin in December

There is also a view in the govt that it could follow the example of UPA 2, which in 2013-14 had combined the winter and budget sessions with a long recess in between

The session will come to an end on January 5

Congress itself had rescheduled Parliament sessions several times, says Arun Jaitley

On Monday, Congress President Sonia Gandhi had accused the government of sabotaging the winter session of Parliament

According to sources, the government is considering a truncated winter session of around 10 days starting from the second week of December

According to sources, the government is considering a truncated Winter session of around 10 days starting from the second week of December

Sources in the government on Tuesday indicated that the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) could meet on Friday to announce the dates for the winter session.

The court had on July 14 asked the Centre to decide whether it would amend the electoral law or rules to allow NRIs to vote