Winter Session of Parliament begins today, 16 key bills remain on government agenda

The Winter Session will continue till December 20.

The Session will provide 19 sittings spread over a period of 26 days.

During this session, the Parliament is expected to see discussion and passage of several bills like Waqf Act (Amendment) Bill, the Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak, the Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, the Readjustment of Representation of Scheduled Tribes in Assembly Constituencies of the State of Goa Bill, the Bills of Lading Bill, the Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, the Railways (Amendment) Bill, the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, and the Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Amendment Bill.

The session is commencing at a time when the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA registered a landslide victory in the Maharashtra Assembly polls.

According to reports, the opposition is likely to attempt to corner the government over issues like Manipur violence, Delhi pollution, among others.

Ahead of the Winter Session, a meeting of the Government with Floor Leaders of all Political Parties was held under the Chairmanship of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday.

Rajnath Singh said the government is ready for discussion on all these issues subject to the rules of the respective Houses of Parliament and the decisions of the respective Presiding Officers.

In total, the meeting was attended by 42 Leaders from 30 political parties including Ministers.